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From: benoni@ssc-vax.UUCP (Charles L Ditzel)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Graphics card for a Sun3
Message-ID: <1481@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 24-Oct-87 23:55:43 EST
Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.1481
Posted: Sat Oct 24 23:55:43 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Oct-87 07:19:35 EST
References: <141@irisa.UUCP>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
Lines: 33
Keywords: Graphics Card
Summary: 24 Bitplanes on a Sun

In article <141@irisa.UUCP>, priol@irisa.UUCP ( 407) writes:
> Does anyone have informations about  a high resolution graphics
> card for a SUN3 which have a 24 bits planes and a resolution
> 512 x 512 or more ?
> 

Actually there are at least two that I know of :

	1) the GDS-3800 Sun Pak which consists of an add-in graphics
	   controller board set and software for Sun-3s. 
	   Resolution up to 1280x1024 with 16.7 million displayable
	   colors (24 bitplanes).  According to their ad the Sun
	   Pak also increases vector drawing, polygon and raster op
	   functions by a factor of 10 to 20 times. Pricing begins
	   at about $5250.
		Address :
			Tech-Source Inc
			2955 Xenium Lane
			Minneapolis, MN 55441

			Tel: 612-559-5716

	2) Sun (formerly Trancept i believe) TAAC-1 Graphics and
	   Applications Accelerator.  They claim 20 to 100 times
	   speed increase. 
			Sun Microsystems
			2550 Garcia Ave
			Mountain View, CA 94043

			Tel: 415-960-1300

Please note : I have never worked with either card nor have *any*
affiliation with any of these companies.