Subject: Re: First snapshot of graphics mode console driver available
To: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/29/2001 07:59:36
On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 10:31:14AM +0000, David Brownlee wrote:
> > BTW, I think rasterconsole on VGA is fast enough. It had been used
> > on Japanese version MS-DOS about 7 years ago with ~25MHz 486.
> > It was actually faster than 20MHz 68030 ;-)
>
> A 25MHz 486 is a heavy amount of CPU compared to some NetBSD
> boxes - 16Mhz 68020 hp300s and sub MIP VAXstation IIs, both of
> which have graphics consoles, and should be able to benefit from
> this code.
Huh? The hp300 port already uses a graphics console, obviously, and
vga-specific raster console code isn't going to affect how e.g. the
hp300 displays characters. (Most hp300 displays have hardware accel,
BTW.)
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>