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From: rogerh@arizona.UUCP (Roger Hayes)
Newsgroups: net.graphics
Subject: Request for device advice
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Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 12:10:53 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  5 12:10:53 1985
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I am soliciting opinions about framebuffers and graphics devices.

We have a Vax; we would like to have some graphics capability.
Workstations are a valid option.  We run 4.2, and we have a local
Ethernet.

The things we want to do are:
	Image display (raytracing)
	A first graphics course (Foley & Van Damm)
	Graphics utilities for, eg, display of data structures;
	algorithm movies.

Criteria are:
	resolution -- both spatial and color
	speed
	ease of interface to Vax
	ease of use (for both program and people)
	(cost is not an overwhelming issue)

What experiences have you-all had with various devices?  I welcome
both horror stories and paeans of praise.  (I also accept expert 
advice, but stories are more fun.)

	Thanks,
	Roger Hayes

	rogerh@arizona.CSNET
	{ihnp4,mcnc,research}!arizona!rogerh