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From: lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple's 8.24GC work with Supermac Equip?
Message-ID: <1305@radius.com>
Date: 16 Aug 90 23:44:53 GMT
References: <55918215MES@MSU> <44038@apple.Apple.COM>
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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.
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