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From: robert@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: DecPHIGS on 5000/120
Message-ID: <1991Mar18.170935.23855@cm.cf.ac.uk>
Date: 18 Mar 91 17:09:35 GMT
Sender: robert@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Evans)
Reply-To: robert@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Evans)
Organization: University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, WALES, UK.
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Does anyone know whether DecPHIGS is fully functional on a baseline DecStation
5000 model 120?  This has no extra graphics hardware and is comparable with the
3100 (except faster).

According to DecDirect software catalogue, DecPHIGS 2-D support is based on
DecWindows (X) but its 3-D support is based on PEX.  PEX is supplied with
DecPHIGS on high-cost graphics machines (the PEX is accessible only from
PHIGS though).  But what about the lower-cost machines?  Does PEX work on these?

We're not looking for performance here - just the ability to run PHIGS for
teaching purposes.

Please email any responses - experience of PHIGS on a 3100 would be
interesting.  I need to know this yesterday.
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