From: Fred Kleinsorge [kleinsorge@star.zko.dec.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:27 PM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: PC164, OVMS7.2, isacfg and graphic cards (MACH64, S3 968) Patrick Young wrote in message <55f85d77.0110232220.fd29cce@posting.google.com>... >"David J. Dachtera" wrote in message news:<3BD621B8.C256FBC0@fsi.net>... >> Island Computers wrote: >> >> > Any S3Trio64 based PCI card should work though >> >> Do they work with vanilla VMS/DECwindows or do I need Open3D? > >I don't know if they work with Open3D - never tried. I have never been >able to get these cards to do more than 8bpp (256 colours) with >DECWindows. > Nor will you. Although its just a small matter of programming. >I used one for a time at home on my OpenVMS PC164 (and still use one >on my 2nd PC164 system - A "number 9" actually), however upgraded to >ELSA GLoria on the two OpenVMS workstations I use (DPWS 600au at work >and PC164 at home). > >We use Trio64 "local-corner-PC-store-generics" on our OpenVMS/Tru64 >Alpha systems at work as the console device through a keyboard monitor >switch. One OpenVMS machine is "OpenVMS Operator Console" only, the >others DECWindows/Motif. > >You will need an SVGA monitor with these cards as "sort of SVGA" and >VGA will not work. > >I don't think you can use the later versions of the Trio64 that had a >collection of extra letters on the end V+ V2+ or something similar. You can use the V+, but not the V2. I actually *have* a server for the V2 tucked away someplace, but it was never released, and we never sold boards with a V2 on it.