From: David Wood (jbevren_at_starbase.globalpc.net)
Date: 2004-11-03 13:58:13
Yeah, I was mostly aiming at a (simple) 2d-accelerated framebuffer with
adjustable raster timing. a 3D accelerator cant do too much useful stuff
without a raster scan engine throwing it up on a display. ;-)
Ive always hated complex math, so doing the 3D part is beyond my interest. :P
-David
On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Christopher Phillips wrote:
>
> On 1 Nov 2004, at 09:21, David Wood wrote:
>
> >
> > Okay I'll bite. :)
> >
> > http://starbase.globalpc.net/~jbevren/videosys.txt
> >
> > it's a 4AM invention, but the concepts are there. ;-)
>
> This looks like it's more targeted to producing a windowing system than
> a 3d accelerator?
>
>
> >
> > I agree with screen clearing btw. Two things would help tremendously:
> > First, clearing the screen quickly is a must. I'd consider setting up
> > a
> > rectangle fill in hardware if possible, or just a memory fill if not.
> > Second, double buffering would be nice so that data can be drawn
> > offscreen.
> > We all like this of course.
>
> hehe - yup, double buffering would be good.
>
>
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