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From: nfotis@theseas (Nikolaos Fotis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.nsc.32k,comp.periphs,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: An idea for a general/cheap frame buffer
Keywords: SCSI, 24-bit
Message-ID: <1124@theseas>
Date: 28 May 90 18:04:37 GMT
Organization: National Technical University of Athens
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[It seems that it didn't make it around the world, so I retry - nf]
Hi Gyus,

I vaguely remember a SCSI-based frame buffer for the Mac (8 and/or 24-bit)
with rather high resolution, about 1K*1K
(I posted to the Mac hardware newsgroup: they know much
better than me what I'm referring)

Could it be a good and economical idea (read: ready hardware) to use this
peripheral to the pc532 project and for the Amigas?
(or, even better, for any SCSI-equipped machine)
What's needed for such a beast to cooperate with a machine different than
the Mac?
(I would like to get any of these i860-based frame buffers, but $$ are
 a BIG problem for students like us)

Possible uses:
 Generic frame buffer (high resolution, full color) - good for BRL-CAD,
  Movie.BYU etc.
 Hardware for use of a generic X Window environment

 (no flames or holy wars, please, for crossposting to these newsgroups)

 Please respond by mail, and I'll summarize to the posted
 newsgroups.
 (follow-ups to the Amiga hardware - or the NS 32k - newsgroups, please)

Have a nice day,
Nick.
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