Jim Wise wrote:
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> On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Jason Thorpe wrote:
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> >BTW - I think the Funai Shark uses a different video chip than the
> >Rev 5 DNARD that I have, so one gotcha might be the X server, although
> >I suspect that XFree86 will support the chip.
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> Yeah, the Funai shark is a DNARD Rev4, so it has a CT65550, instead of
> the chip in the Rev5.  FWIW, the XF86 support for the CT65550 works
> great on the x86, so I'm hopeful that this won't be too much trouble...

The DEC X server did work with the 65550, and AFAIK current ones still
do. The reason for going from the 65550 to the IGS was that the
performanceof it *sucked* extremely badly---it wasn't that it had any
display defects or anything. AFAIR it couldn't even drive bog-standard
(not the new cool 10)MHz stuff) EDO well enough to get a decent pixel
clock.

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Neil A. Carson