On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Aaron Brown wrote:

> > Has anyone checked out FASTCONSOLE on a cgsix? I didn't notice much
> > (well, any) difference when I moved up to 1.2 on my SS 1, so I
> > figured it didn't do much. But I just happened to be on a 3/60 with
> > a bgtwo running 1.2, and it scrolls easily five or six times as
> > fast as my cgsix. What's up?
> 
> Are you talking about RASTERCONSOLE? If so, note the following comment
> from the cgsix driver:

Yes, sorry; I am talking about RASTERCONSOLE.

> /* 
>  * Unlike the bw2 and cg3 drivers, we do not need to provide an rconsole
>  * interface, as the cg6 is fast enough.
>  */     
> 
> So the cg6 driver apparently does not even use the raster console, even
> when it is enabled...

This must be some new definition of `fast enough' I wasn't previously
aware of. :-) It runs about the speed my 3/60 did in pre-RASTERCONSOLE
days.

If it makes any difference, here's how my cgsix probes:

cgsix0 at sbus0 slot 2 offset 0x0: SUNW,501-xxxx, 1152 x 900, rev 1 (console)
cgsix0: attached to /dev/fb

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