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From: tciaccio@shamash.cdc.com (Tom Ciaccio)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.ivideodisc
Subject: UNIX video products, a summary
Message-ID: <12700@shamash.cdc.com>
Date: 22 May 89 14:27:22 GMT
Organization: Control Data Corporation, Bloomington, MN.
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A couple weeks ago I posted a request to the net for information on
products that support video input/output on UNIX workstations.  Here
is a summary of the information I received:

- RGB Technology of Berkley CA (415) 848-0180 has a box that
supposedly works on all major UNIX workstations.  It takes regular RGB
cables for input and output.

- Parrallax Graphics of Santa Clara CA (408) 727-2220 has a board and
X server software that allows live and still video to be displayed in an X
window.  The software currently operates on Sun OS v3.5 and on Ultrix
2.0.

- Sun Microsystems just announced a product called Sun Video, a
hardware/software product offering live video in a Sun window.
Currently an option for SPARCstation370, 3/470, and all existing VME
systems on OS4.0.3.

- A company called Abekus apparently has a video product, no further
information available.

- Silican Graphics, INC also apparently has a video product, but again
no further infomation.

Finally, and this isn't a product but Athena Labs at MIT has an active
project called X-video to control still and moving video in the X
environment. 

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Thomas R. Ciaccio, Control Data Corporation
                   2800 E. Old Shakopee Road,  m/s HQM234
                   Bloomington, MN.  55425
EMail address -    tciaccio@shamash.cdc.com