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Subject: Re: X on a DMD5620?
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Date: Mon, 2-Mar-87 09:16:50 EST
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I've thought about whether the DMD5620 or the Blit would be a usable
display under X (I'd like to believe that it is since I've got a
couple of them). It seems that the relatively low bandwidth of the
serial connection between the DMD and the host is a fundamental
limitation.  For most programs that are designed for the DMD, a lot of
work goes into minimizing the amount of communication between the
terminal and the host because it is so  s l o w.  On the other hand,
most of those applications tend to be designed to run in `layers',
which places an extra penalty on this communication due to the
multiplexing.  I wonder if there are other displays with servers that
deal successfully with such a limitation?

tom kirk
at&t bell laboratories