18215MES@MSU.BITNET (08/17/90)
Hi again Folks! Does anyone out there (Apple or Supermac folks too!) know if Apple's new 8.24GC graphics card will accelerate the graphics operations on a IIcx equipped with a 19 inch supermac monitor and card? - we have one of the newer accelerated 32 bit Supermac cards, and 2 of the older ones which are not 24 bit, and are not accelerated... Would installation of the 8.24GC be more effective (cost wise also) than installing a non-Apple accelerator card? Any coments/Help appreciated... Thanks :) mark Sartor, 221 Ag Hall, MSU, E. Lansing Mi. 48823 (18215mes@msu.bitnet)
anderson@Apple.COM (Clark Anderson) (08/17/90)
From: 18215MES@MSU.BITNET Subject: Apple's 8.24GC work with Supermac Equip? >Does anyone out there (Apple or Supermac folks too!) know if >Apple's new 8.24GC graphics card will accelerate the >graphics operations on a IIcx equipped with a 19 inch >supermac monitor and card? I'm told by someone who has both that the 8/24 card will drive the Supermac monitor... --clark -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Clark Anderson InterNet: anderson@apple.com PCB Software Tools AppleLink: C.ANDERSON Apple Computer, Inc BellNet: 408-974-4593 "I speak only for myself, much to my employer's relief..." -----------------------------------------------------------
lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke) (08/17/90)
anderson@Apple.COM (Clark Anderson) writes: >From: 18215MES@MSU.BITNET >Subject: Apple's 8.24GC work with Supermac Equip? >>Does anyone out there (Apple or Supermac folks too!) know if >>Apple's new 8.24GC graphics card will accelerate the >>graphics operations on a IIcx equipped with a 19 inch >>supermac monitor and card? >I'm told by someone who has both that the 8/24 card will >drive the Supermac monitor... While I can't speak for SuperMac, I believe the original question was mis- interpreted by Clark. It appears that the question is: Will the 8.24GC accelerate graphics operations occurring on a [separate] SuperMac monitor and card. If Fabian from SuperMac is around, he'll probably answer that for you. The main issue at hand is "does the SuperMac card support Nubus Block Transfer" since the 8.24GC card is supposed to accelerate any other video cards installed _IF_ they support Nubus Block Transfer. The Radius QuickColor accelerator accelerates video boards in the same way: by using Nubus Block Transfer. Block Transfer enables data to flow from the QuickColor (or 8.24GC) to the display card MUCH faster than by ordinary Nubus data transfer. -- ----- Steve Lemke, Engineering Quality Assurance, Radius Inc., San Jose ----- ----- Reply to: lemke@radius.com (Note: NEW domain-style address!!) -----