From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265532AbUBAWof (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:44:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265533AbUBAWof (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:44:35 -0500 Received: from mail008.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.212]:43495 "EHLO mail008.syd.optusnet.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265532AbUBAWod (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:44:33 -0500 From: Christian Unger Reply-To: chakkerz@optusnet.com.au Organization: naiv.sourceforge.net To: Geert Uytterhoeven , Timothy Miller Subject: Re: [OT] Crazy idea: Design open-source graphics chip Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:41:22 +1100 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 Cc: John Bradford , Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <4017F2C0.4020001@techsource.com> <40195AE0.2010006@techsource.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200402020941.22607.chakkerz@optusnet.com.au> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > Ok, so, how about this idea: > > > > - Small Xilinx FPGA, 16M of RAM, and a DAC on a board. > > - AGP 2X > > - Up to 2048x2048 resolution at 8, 16, and 32 bpp. > > - Acceleration ONLY for solid fills and bitblts on-screen. > > Sounds OK to me. Disregarding what i said 5 min ago on modular RAM (sorry ... delusions of grandure). Would it have to be AGP? afteall the data volumes pumping through that would probably be not that high, and with the PCI express being backwards compatible, this would evade a dying bus. -- with kind regards, Christian Unger -<< Contact Details >>- < > - < > - < > - < > - < > -<< Naiv Status >>- < > - Alt. Email: chakkerz_dev@optusnet.com.au | Stable: 0.2.3 r3 ICQ: 204184156 | Latest: 0.3.0 Mobile: 0402 268904 | Current: 0.3.1 Web: http://naiv.sourceforge.net | Focus: File Handling "You don't need eyes to see ... You need vision" (Faithless - Revenrence)