21 Mar
2006
21 Mar
'06
10:34 p.m.
I have this LOOONG PCI graphics card circa 1996 (phew...just made it
to be on-topic :-))
with DEC part number PCXAG-AV. It has a acceleragraphics sticker on
its main GPU.
Google says this was an option for the DEC Personal Workstations
series... this means only on Windows NT (the 64bit version)!! *sigh*
However, being an optimistic person, I'm gonna ask:
Are there any other OSes out that can use this card (the ex-DECcie who
gave me this told me that this was an incredibly expensive card when
bought new)? Can it use in a Intel box or do I have to stick to an
Alpha box?
A search for manual turns up zilch..
I'd be happy to run in on any other OS than WNT; i.e. VMS, Tru64, DU,
OSF, *BSD, even Linux.
21 Mar
21 Mar
10:55 p.m.
In article <c14ec2ef0603211934u6e4548e5va4f12aba157b9cf4 at mail.gmail.com>,
"Wai-Sun Chia" <waisun.chia at gmail.com> writes:
I have this LOOONG PCI graphics card circa 1996
(phew...just made it
to be on-topic :-))
with DEC part number PCXAG-AV. It has a acceleragraphics sticker on
its main GPU.
Are you sure its "Acceleragraphics" and not "AccelGraphics"?
The latter was a company that was bought by Evans & Sutherland and
their accelerators were later rebranded as E&S accelerators. You
might try <http://www.es.com> for some drivers.
I'd try plugging it into a Windows box and see if it does standard VGA
first. If that's a go, then you might be able to find Windows drivers
for it. Linux would probably be doubtful, though.
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11 p.m.
On 3/22/06, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
Are you sure its "Acceleragraphics" and not
"AccelGraphics"?
You're right. AccelGraphics is correct.
The latter was a company that was bought by Evans & Sutherland and
their accelerators were later rebranded as E&S accelerators. You
might try <http://www.es.com> for some drivers.
I'd try plugging it into a Windows box and see if it does standard VGA
first. If that's a go, then you might be able to find Windows drivers
for it. Linux would probably be doubtful, though.
Thanks. I'll try that.
11:30 p.m.
In article <c14ec2ef0603212000w45b51e30k4098663d53c1b652 at mail.gmail.com>,
"Wai-Sun Chia" <waisun.chia at gmail.com> writes:
Anyone needing accelgraphics drivers should get there quick and
download them.... E&S sold off most of its interesting businesses and
who knows how long it will survive and hence the website with the
drivers is in danger of disappearing.
xmission 5> nslookup www.accelgraphics.com
Server: 198.60.22.2
Address: 198.60.22.2#53
Non-authoritative answer:
www.accelgraphics.com canonical name = 3dcards.es.com.
Name: 3dcards.es.com
Address: 130.187.2.111
However, this IP address doesn't respond... death is knocking on the
door!
--
"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ:
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/>
Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty
<http://pilgrimage.scene.org>
I'd try
plugging it into a Windows box and see if it does standard VGA
first. If that's a go, then you might be able to find Windows drivers
for it. Linux would probably be doubtful, though.
Thanks. I'll try that.
22 Mar
22 Mar
12:07 a.m.
On 3/22/06, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
Anyone needing accelgraphics drivers should get there
quick and
download them.... E&S sold off most of its interesting businesses and
who knows how long it will survive and hence the website with the
drivers is in danger of disappearing.
Server: 198.60.22.2
Address: 130.187.2.111
I get no response from the 2 address above.
Perhaps if you have mirrored their drivers you could put them up on
your website....
11:15 a.m.
In article <c14ec2ef0603212107j68bfd367qae21b07cac185352 at mail.gmail.com>,
"Wai-Sun Chia" <waisun.chia at gmail.com> writes:
I get no response from the 2 address above.
Perhaps if you have mirrored their drivers you could put them up on
your website....
Right, that address (www.accelgraphics = 3dcards.es.com) doesn't
respond anymore but if you go to <ftp://ftp.es.com> or through the
support link on <http://www.es.com> they are still available.
--
"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ:
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/>
Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty
<http://pilgrimage.scene.org>
12:34 a.m.
At 11:34 AM +0800 3/22/06, Wai-Sun Chia wrote:
I have this LOOONG PCI graphics card circa 1996
(phew...just made it
to be on-topic :-))
with DEC part number PCXAG-AV. It has a acceleragraphics sticker on
its main GPU.
Google says this was an option for the DEC Personal Workstations
series... this means only on Windows NT (the 64bit version)!! *sigh*
However, being an optimistic person, I'm gonna ask:
Are there any other OSes out that can use this card (the ex-DECcie who
gave me this told me that this was an incredibly expensive card when
bought new)? Can it use in a Intel box or do I have to stick to an
Alpha box?
A search for manual turns up zilch..
I'd be happy to run in on any other OS than WNT; i.e. VMS, Tru64, DU,
OSF, *BSD, even Linux.
Are you sure you have the part number correct? Are you sure that
isn't a PCXGA-AV?
The following is snipped from the "OpenVMS Hobbyist FAQ".
[Stephen Hoffman]
The following *should* be the list of PCI graphics controllers presently
supported on various OpenVMS releases, some will require Open3D and/or
ECO kits, and the minimum supported OpenVMS version will vary:
PBXGA-A* (ZLXp-E1)
PBXGA-B* (ZLXp-E2)
PBXGA-C* (ZLXp-E3)
PBXGC-A* (ZLXp-L1)
PBXGC-B* (ZLXp-L2)
PB2GA-A* (Compaq QVision 1024/E)
PB2GA-HA (Compaq QVision 1280/P)
PB2GA-FA (ATI Mach64 CX)
PB2GA-FB (ATI Mach64 GX)
PB2GA-JA (S3 Trio64 2MB)
PB2GA-JB (S3 Trio64 1MB)
PB2GA-JC (S3 Trio64V+ 1MB)
PB2GA-JD (S3 Trio64V+ 2MB)
PX2GA-JA (PowerStorm 3D10)
PBXGB-AA (PowerStorm 3D30)
PBXGB-CA (PowerStorm 4D20)
PBXGB-CA (PowerStorm 4D20)
4a. What DEC/Compaq video cards for the Alpha aren't supported by OpenVMS?
PBXGA-JA DEC864
PBXGI-AA PowerStorm 4D40T
PBXGI-AB PowerStorm 4D50T
PBXGI-AD PowerStorm 4D51T
PBXGI-AC PowerStorm 4D60T
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