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- From: anthony@cibbs.UUCP (Anthony Quinn)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
- Subject: Re: ATI Ultra Pro programming information request
- Message-ID: <Bia6wB5w165w@cibbs.UUCP>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 00:02:10 EST
- References: <1993Jan6.011357.22665@miles.com>
- Organization: DataSoft Consulting (Toronto, Ont. Canada)
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- sjm@miles.com (Scott Mark) writes:
-
- > I know that it's only been out a little while, but are there any drivers
- > for the ATI Ultra Pro? I got mine with a new Gateway computer- I'm sure
- > that lots of people have them by now.
- >
- > I'd be willing to start with something as simple as the list of modes
- > and the Int values for setting them, and a simple plot(row, col) algorithm.
- >
- > I'm hoping to get POV-Ray working with the Ultra Pro in 16 and 24-bit modes.
-
- It is not as simple as int's and mode numbers on the Graphics Ultra Pro. The
- 16 bit and 24 bit color are ONLY available through the graphics coprocessor
- (ie. the MACH32 chip) and not the VGA section. This means you have to write to
- the registers of the card directly to manipulate any of the high color modes.
-
- > Any help would be appreciated -- but it takes me about five days to find
- > a graphics library package and ftp it here with the mail server. I'd much
- > rather hear "yes -- pub/foo on host@etc has definitely got what you want"
- > rather than "gee, you might want to look at the latest VGAkit..."
-
- I am not awhere of any libraries for this card as yet. I am sure anyone
- writing such a beast would have one hot item. Currently, you'd either have to
- contact ATI for development information, or suffer with Windows and their
- Windows drivers. The only other option you have is to use a graphics library
- supporting 8514/A as the ATI card is register compatible with this standard as
- well.
-
- If you want to contact ATI for development information, I know they will
- release it under non-disclosure. Their email address is
- 74740.667@compuserve.com
-
- Hope this helps, somewhat.
-
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