X11R4 for "The Blit"

[Conor P. Cahill]

mueller at pooh.cs.unc.edu (Carl Mueller) writes:

>On my desk is an Intel 386 box with an "82786 Workstation Graphics Engine."
>This display card is apparently nicknamed "the Blit" and has the nice
>feature of providing a 1664x1200 monochrome image.

>Does anyone else out there have one of these and a better X?  Or would

ISC provides a good driver for this card (in fact it was about twice as
fast as the driver provided by Bell Tech (the manufacturer of the board)).

>my chances be better to find a VGA board and monitor?  I'd hate to give
>up the big picture.

If you want X and 1664x1200 monochrome you could get a Sigma Designs 
Laser View.  These boards are a bit slower than the blit, but the screen
is MUCH MUCH MUCH nicer (read that as: it has almost no flicker).

Reseller cost is around $1400 for card and 19" monitor.

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