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From: tim@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Timothy L. Kay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.graphics,comp.periphs,misc.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: 1024x1024x8 graphics for PC
Message-ID: <5110@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Date: 7 Jan 88 18:45:58 GMT
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Reply-To: tim@cit-vax.UUCP (Timothy L. Kay)
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In article mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes:
>AT&T Indianapolis counterpart makes a spectacular video board called 
>Vista.  It offers 1024x1024 graphics with an enormous number of colors
>that can be displayed on screen.  I think that it can handle 2Kx2K in more
>than eight colors.  It is a 32 bit graphic board, has a very powerful
>(and expensive) TIPS program that does it proud, and can accept video
>sources from many sources, including video cameras and recorders.

With regard to "an enormous number of colors", this board is known
as a full-color frame buffer.  It offers eight bits per pixel per
gun (red, green, and blue).  People who do serious computer graphics
(such as TV production houses) can't use any fewer colors.  You can
put a different color on each pixel on the screen.  You need them
when you want to antialias. 

A little more information on this board:

  o   It lists for $6000
  o   You'll need a monitor at least as good as the NEC
      Multisync to do this board justice.
  o   It generates video in non-standard resolutions, like
		756 x 486
	or	604 x 486
	or	504 x 486
      while the standard is either 640 x 48? or 768 x 48?.
  o   You can't take full advantage of any frame buffer that
      uses the TI TMS34010 graphics chip unless you also
      purchase the C Compiler/Assembler package from TI.
      It lists for $1500.  Of course, if you just want a
      canned paint program, then you don't need this.
  o   TIPS lists for $2500, I think

There are other boards that have similar or better features.  They
are also less expensive.