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From: newton@ils.nwu.edu (David Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: IBM Graphics Library
Keywords: ibmgl, AIX 3.1
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Date: 2 Nov 90 20:33:23 GMT
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In article <117@edi386.UUCP>, eddjp@edi386.UUCP ( Dewey Paciaffi ) writes:
|>When I try to run the two graphics programs primer2.c and sniff.c
|>that I found in /usr/lpp/ibmgl, I get the message:
|>
|>	gl: winopen: 1345-072 The requested X-Windows Server 
|>		      	      extension is not installed.
|>
|>I'm running 3.1 with the September updates applied, and using a 6091 monitor.
|>Does anyone have any idea what is wrong?

Funny you should ask that.  Here's what IBM folks told me--"You need an 8-bit
graphics card for that."  I said, hmm, it would seem strange to have a color
option less than 8-bit.  I told them this.

"Oh, you need a 3-d graphics board."  This may actually be the answer, we
haven't gotten the new boards yet ($4000, upgradeable to 24-bit).

Let me know if you find out anything else...
           
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