Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable? | From | Adrian Cox <> | Date | Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:49:02 +0100 |
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On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 20:30, Kendall Bennett wrote:
> Most embedded customers care less about overall performance of the > graphics hardware but more about low cost, low power and longevity. That > is the reason that ATI committed to continue production of the Radeon > Mobility M1 for many years to come. That is also the reason the Chips & > Tech (now Asiliant) 6900 chipset is so popular for embedded customers, > because they have been using the same hardware for years (but now that > the 69000 is winding down, many are moving to the Mobility M1).
Also consider the Fujitsu Coral parts for embedded use: http://www.fme.gsdc.de/gsdc.htm?macrofam/mb86295.htm
They have a large manual, though I can't vouch for completeness. They have 3D and alpha blending. They don't have legacy VGA registers, and they don't have a VGA BIOS. In an embedded system, that's a bonus.
This is the competition facing a new open source graphics chip in the embedded segment.
- Adrian Cox Humboldt Solutions Ltd.
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