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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: X11R4 for "The Blit"
Message-ID: <1991Jun04.131050.16779@virtech.uucp>
Date: 4 Jun 91 13:10:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: virtech.1991Jun04.131050.16779
References: <217@gem.stack.urc.tue.nl> <1991May31.081607.4435@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> <4185@borg.cs.unc.edu>
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mueller@pooh.cs.unc.edu (Carl Mueller) writes:

>On my desk is an Intel 386 box with an "82786 Workstation Graphics Engine."
>This display card is apparently nicknamed "the Blit" and has the nice
>feature of providing a 1664x1200 monochrome image.

>Does anyone else out there have one of these and a better X?  Or would

ISC provides a good driver for this card (in fact it was about twice as
fast as the driver provided by Bell Tech (the manufacturer of the board)).

>my chances be better to find a VGA board and monitor?  I'd hate to give
>up the big picture.

If you want X and 1664x1200 monochrome you could get a Sigma Designs 
Laser View.  These boards are a bit slower than the blit, but the screen
is MUCH MUCH MUCH nicer (read that as: it has almost no flicker).

Reseller cost is around $1400 for card and 19" monitor.

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