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From: jym@sgi.com (Administration Training Course)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Support of 1 bit visuals from SGI's X server.
Keywords: X
Message-ID: <1991Feb7.153406.28268@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 7 Feb 91 15:34:06 GMT
References: <15113@smoke.brl.mil>
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In article <15113@smoke.brl.mil> moss@brl.mil writes:
>I realize that part of the problem is that sam uses a low-level interface
>to the Xlib routines in order to emulate the DMD graphics routines.  For
>instance, the bitblt routine uses XCopyArea(), but this is lightning fast
>on monochrome *and* color Suns.  Given that the SGI GL and supporting
>hardware was not designed with bitblt-style operations in mind, has the X
>server been optimized to do the best it can on the 4D platforms?
>
>Does anyone at SGI know if any plans exist for resolving this performance
>issue in IRIX 4.0?
Absolutely.  We are bring up X native(No NeWS) in Irix 4.0.  Performance
will improve a great deal.

thanks,
jim t (jym@esd.sgi.com)