Subject: Re: NetBSD on VAXstation 4000 VLC
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/05/2000 08:54:04
> At 10:24 PM 1/4/00 , Michael Kukat wrote:
> >Hi !
> >
> >On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 Screenager.2000@gmx.net wrote:
> > > Is there a Xserver which supports the graphic controller in the VAXstation
> > > 4000 VLC ?
> >
> >No, there is nothing done than basic support now. I did this and never got the
> >cache running. The LCG framebuffer in this box is very simple, i checked it
> >out, there is nothing to do with blitters or so, if i see this right, it's
> >just a dumb framebuffer. So support won't be that complicated, but i didn't
> >try it. One thing is how to detect, which framebuffer is in the box, there
> >isn't only this LCG, it's just one of the most used framebuffers, i think.
> 
> The LCG does have acceleration support.  In fact it can accelerate most of
> the common X graphics ops.
>
Yes, it have the lowest X primitives implemented in hardware.
Quite cool :-)

-- Ragge