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[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/pmax The PX series of boards are supported.



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/14acc4078f68
branches:  trunk
changeset: 477029:14acc4078f68
user:      ad <ad%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Oct 06 22:37:29 1999 +0000

description:
The PX series of boards are supported.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/pmax/hardware |  23 ++++++++++++-----------
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diffs (49 lines):

diff -r 75f1c614d0b0 -r 14acc4078f68 distrib/notes/pmax/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/pmax/hardware       Wed Oct 06 22:26:14 1999 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/pmax/hardware       Wed Oct 06 22:37:29 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.8 1999/05/04 03:38:40 simonb Exp $        
+.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.9 1999/10/06 22:37:29 ad Exp $    
 .
 NetBSD/pmax \*V runs on the following classes of machines:
 .Bl -bullet -compact
@@ -64,12 +64,20 @@
 PMAGB-BA 1024x768 8-bit colour frame buffer
 .      It
 PMAG-AA 1280x1024 four-bit greyscale frame buffer
+.      It
+PMAG-C (PX) 2D 8-bit accelerated frame buffer.
+.      It
+PMAG-D (PXG) 3D 8-bit accelerated frame buffer.
+.      It
+PMAG-E (PXG+) 3D 24-bit accelerated frame buffer.
+.      It
+PMAG-F (PXG+ Turbo) 3D 24-bit accelerated frame buffer.
+.      El
 .              (Note
 All supported DECstation video produces sync-on-green.
 Be sure to use either a DEC-compatible fixed-sync monitor
 or a multisync monitor that supports sync-on-green.
 .              Note)
-.      El
 .It
 serial ports: 
 .      Bl -hyphen -compact
@@ -126,15 +134,8 @@
 floppy driver for Personal DECstation machines
 .It
 TurboChannel audio hardware (LoFi)
-.It
-PMAG-C 2-D (PX) and other accelerated framebuffers (PXG, PXG+ and
-PXG+ Turbo) with onboard i860 processors
 .El
 .(Note
-the primary obstacle to support of all but the very
-last item is non-availability of sample hardware for development.
-.Pp
-The primary obstacle for the i860-based framebuffers is that there
-is no documentation on the accelerator board.  There is support
-for the PX and PXG framebuffers in NetBSD-current after NetBSD 1.4.
+The primary obstacle to supporting the above is non-availability of sample 
+hardware for development.
 .Note)



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