[SunRescue] more sun toys :)

[Mike Nicewonger]

It's a CG-12 Check the framebuffer FAQ on www.sunhelp.org for more details.
It is supported under the BSD's but only in CG3 emulation.

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "kebabthesheep" <kebabthesheep at yahoo.com>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 9:18 AM
Subject: [SunRescue] more sun toys :)


> Yesterday, on my way home from visiting my parents in
> deepest, darkest yorkshire, I stopped off at
> sheffield, and collected a: sparcStation 330 (4/330) a
> 4/110, an IPC (stuffed) and a very stuffed sparc2.
>
> My question - the sparc2 had a 370-1370 in it, which
> is a triple sbus slot double (back-to-back) board
> graphics adaptor.  Web searchs reveal it is a (SG?) 24
> bit 3D accelerator board for the sparc2. It is marked
> 'matrox' and does not appear in any sun ref guides I
> can find.
>
> Anybody got the techno low down on it?  And what
> software supports it ? Anything free like netbsd yet?
> And, has anybody managed to get it to work as the
> console?  My old monitor (I think GDM-2016 or
> something - I forget now) won't sync, maybe the prom's
> refresh rate is too high?
>
> In short, it's NOT a ZX, what is it? If it's any good,
> then i'll max out the ram in the sparc2, slap a power
> uP in it, and make me a 3D graphics machine :)
>
> Dave.  Who now has over ten different working suns -
> but still has a way to go, to get em all.  >:->
>
> p.s. I wish I lived in the US sometimes - I would have
> rescued one of them there 3/260's and I would spend
> all my time off camped outside the surplus stores
> waiting for the next toy to arrive...
>
>
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