23 Jan
2007
23 Jan
'07
6:18 a.m.
On 1/22/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
<http://www.sunshack.org/data/fbfaq/FrameBuffer.html>
They also say:
"cgfourteen
Also known as the SX and spam, this is a very different kind of
frame buffer.... For each display a VSIMM is required; two types
are available, 4Mb or 8Mb. The 8Mb VSIMM allows a resolution of
1280x1024 at a depth of 24 bits; the 4Mb VSIMM allows up to
1280x1024 at 8 bits or 1152x900 at 24 bits.
Very handy... thanks for that. I just got handed a bag of SS20 memory
(along with a few other Sun goodies) today at lunch - for the price of
lunch for my buddy. I'm leaning towards a VSIMM for my new SS20 -
might be just the thing to go with this 17E10 on my desk here
(presently being used as a PeeCee monitor with a 13W3F<->HD15M adapter
and a single internal jumper wire ;-)
I didn't get the chance to play with much Sun hardware over the past
year, just a couple of unhappy Ultra 30s... it's been fun breaking out
some of the Sun hardware and setting it all up again... it's one of
those times I lament the lag in the descent of SCA drive
gigs-to-dollars ratio compared to ATA and SATA hard drives.
-ethan