Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: kill -9 <pid of X> | Date | Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:55:37 +0100 (BST) |
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> - if you want high bandwitch and/or fullscreen, svgalib > - if you want integration within the user desktop, X
Svgalib is often slower than X11
> XFree86 cruising away from TOG may help in this area. AFAIK, for > the same situation SGI uses special extensions to OpenGL and > achieves 1280x1024x24x60fps zoomed animations.
With an Indy you are frequently not going via the X server when drawing. You need to remember the PC people didnt design their cards to work nicely in a protected mode real OS world. The SGI folks got to build the hardware and software together in parallel.
Alan
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