Subject: Re: Wscons in NetBSD 3
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/31/2006 10:25:56
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Hello,

> I don't know about 8bpp tcx.  But 24bpp tcx - the S24 - I know
> something about.  It does not have a blitter in the usual sense of the
> term; it does have some screen-to-screen copy acceleration, but it's
> only a mild form of acceleration, copying from 1 to 32 pixels per
> 64-bit write cycle.  8bpp tcx may or may not be similar; I don't know.
>=20
> I have a doc file on the S24 up for FTP from
> ftp.rodents.montreal.qc.ca:/mouse/docs/Sun/S24/memory-map (the
> filename is a historical artifact).  It describes the blit support
> (among other things).

Very interesting, thanks a lot!

have fun
Michael

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