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From: mjb%hoosier.utah.edu@wasatch.UUCP (Mark J. Bradakis)
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Subject: Re: X windows R3 on catseye monitor
Summary: Very close to the same
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Date: 21 Jan 89 18:24:44 GMT
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In article <578@palantir.gsfc.nasa.gov> schuler@palantir.gsfc.nasa.gov (Larry Schuler - RMS) writes:
 
> I am still very curious as to why this works, any ideas? The machine is
>a HP 9000/360CH. Is it possible that this machine has a catseye monitor, but
>a topcat controller chip ?

The Catseye uses a lot of the same register control info as the Topcat.  It
"just" has more planes, more pixels displayed, etc.  A 1280x1024 monitor
will not work with a Topcat card, but you can get a low res Catseye which
has only 1024x768 and will drive a Topcat 98782 or a 98785 monitor.

mjb.

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