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From: andrew@resam.dk (Leif Andrew Rump)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Any RasterOps experience (on Sun[Sparc]) out there?
Keywords: Windows
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Date: 22 Mar 91 15:45:00 GMT
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We where wondering if there should be somebody out there who has a
solution to the following problem with RasterOps cards on SunSparc.

We are using SunSparc1 & SunSparc1+, SunOS4.1 and OpenWindows 2.0 with
XView.

One of our goals is to show live true color video in an OW 2.0 window on a
SunSparc monitor. At the moment we have access to true color video with a
black & white _overlay_ (the windows & their content) or 8 bit (256) color
on the video & windows! We need true color video and at least 8 color
windows but 24 bit windows is preferred!

RasterOps currently support the following configurations:

		  	Window	Video
SunView			 1 bit	24 bit
			 8 bit	 8 bit
			 8 bit	24 bit
			24 bit	24 bit	(Just guess!)

OpenWindows2		 1 bit	24 bit
			 8 bit	 8 bit
			 Do you have the driver to put in here?

OpenWindows3		 1 bit	24 bit	(Just guess!)
			 8 bit	 8 bit	(Just guess!)
			 8 bit	24 bit	(Just rumors)
			24 bit	24 bit	(Just rumors)

If we used SunView instead, then there wouldn't be a problem, but we have
to stick to OpenWindows 2.0 - any suggestions/comments/...?

Leif Andrew
UUCP: andrew@ambra.dk, phone: +45 39 27 11 77                /