[comp.unix.sysv386] Monitors for X-Windows on i386 machine

amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com (Allen M. Cohen) (10/18/90)

I want to use X-Windows/OSF MOTIF on a 386 PC.
My current system is Interactive's ISC UNIX 2.2.  
I need a high resolution color monitor which is capable of displaying
256 colors simultaneously.
Can somebody please tell me some good Monitor/Video Adaptor combinations
for such a system?  Thanks in advance!
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larry@nstar.uucp (Larry Snyder) (10/18/90)

amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com (Allen M. Cohen) writes:

>I want to use X-Windows/OSF MOTIF on a 386 PC.
>My current system is Interactive's ISC UNIX 2.2.  
>I need a high resolution color monitor which is capable of displaying
>256 colors simultaneously.
>Can somebody please tell me some good Monitor/Video Adaptor combinations
>for such a system?  Thanks in advance!

I have an ATI VGA wonder with 512K and ISC X release 1.2 - 
this combination supports 800x600 with 256 colors just fine -
except screen IO isn't real fast.  If I had $1000 to spend, 
I would get one of the video graphics engines - like maybe
the NEC - which would make the screen IO fly - but then I would
want to spend another $1500 to get a nice 20 inch monitor --

one thing leads to another - hmmm..



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rob@lafayet.UUCP (Rob Freyder) (10/19/90)

In <59430@wlbr.IMSD.CONTEL.COM> amc@wlv.imsd.contel.com (Allen M. Cohen) writes:

>I want to use X-Windows/OSF MOTIF on a 386 PC.
>My current system is Interactive's ISC UNIX 2.2.  
>I need a high resolution color monitor which is capable of displaying
>256 colors simultaneously.
>Can somebody please tell me some good Monitor/Video Adaptor combinations
>for such a system?  Thanks in advance!

Yup.  Get a Matrox card and 16" Mitsubishi Diamond Scan.  It is fast and 
crisp.  And there is a driver under Interactive for it.  The Matrox has
the TI processor I believe.  I wish there was a driver for it under 
Open DeskTop !!!  8-)   The board cooks.


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