Is there anyone interested in trying to support the graphics on
	the 425E - if so it might be possible for someone with one of the
	machines who really wants the driver to loan (or even donate) it.
	

		David/absolute

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On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Sean Figgins wrote:

> On Monday, November 16, 1998 12:05 PM, Alfred Arnold 
> [SMTP:alfred@ccac.rwth-aachen.de] wrote:
> 
> > Excuse me if I sound bitter, but am I right in the conclusion that the
> > NetBSD developer community is a bit lazy in supporting graphics consoles?
> > Most of the DECstation graphics cards aren't supported (OK - they seem to
> > lack proper documentation), the VAX port just starts to support frame
> > buffers at all (but you may have to live with a non-working SCSI - that's
> > why my VAXstations still run Ultrix...), and now this.
> 
> Actually, the graphic console on the 425E is a orphan.  There is virtually no
> documentation for the graphics board, and none of the developers have a 425e
> to work with.  I wouldn't call this being lazy, it's just an unfortunate set or
> circumstances.  In the mean time, you have to live with Domain/OS, HP/UX 9.0
> or doorstop.  Domain/OS is great, HP/UX is OK, but they will both stop working
> properly after 12/99.  And HP will not support either.
> 
> There is virtually nothing on this machine that you can reuse.  The HD and 
> monitor,
> maybe. but the memory is propriety, and nothing else can be taken off the 
> computer.
> 
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