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From: tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0, SVGA Cards, and Amiga
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Date: 27 Jun 90 02:00:41 GMT
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>Item:8966  About: Windows 3.0, SVGA Cards, and Amiga 
>Author: [Marc Barrett] (*Masked*@owl.ecil.iastate.edu)
>   What I envision is a simple hardware/software combination to allow
>IBM SVGA video cards to be used for Amiga programs.  A hardware card would
>be plugged into a Zorro slot inline with an IBM AT slot in place of
>a BridgeCard.  The hardware would be very simple, and would only have
>to map the Intel I/O and Main Memory maps into the Amiga's address 
>space, which could be accomplished with a couple of PALs.  From there,
>software could be written to drive the SVGA video card from Amiga 
>programs.

>   I actually started to work on developing this thing myself, but
>gave up after nearly completing the hardware because I realized that
>the software was completely beyond my ability to develop.  I would
>very much like for someone else to develop this thing, because it

Make a card Mark, (since you are almost done...) and I can write the
software to do the only thing such a system would be fast enough for ...
frame buffering..

But that is not an insult , it would be GREAT for that ...

Hmm.. all you need is a IFF shower, a GIF shower , a TURBO SILVER and SA4D
processor and QRT post ability. 

Ill do the library so that C programs can get to it.

Just send me a card (grin)..

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