Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 2 Feb 2004 17:37:19 +0000 | From | DaMouse Networks <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Crazy idea: Design open-source graphics chip |
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 12:16:26 -0500 Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com> wrote:
> > > DaMouse Networks wrote: > >>A cheap cludge would be an optional second GPU on the card just to do > >>the required VGA modes, with an analogue video pass-through. That > >>would make the VGA cards more expensive than a single GPU which > >>incorporated VGA, but add almost nothing in cost or complexity terms > >>to the non-VGA cards. > > > > > > I was thinking of suggesting something similar as I browsed the thread. I would think that having Linux instead of the BIOS would be good since you would only need a small cut-down Linux that has drivers for a VGA->FB interface or something similar. The SMP approach from XGI might work in this since Linux supports SMP very well and it could perform well with up to like 4+ GPUs? (thinking of the card size that might limit this you could have them stacked :) ) > > > > I think I'm gonna have to follow this thread closely :) > > > So, do you all honestly think that adding cost to the board is going to > make it sell? >
More cost? how is saving money on the BIOS raising cost? also the SMP thing would allow like a ton of cheap chips to be stuck on with uber glue :)
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