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- From: stoned@wimsey.bc.ca (Darren Stone)
- Subject: Re: Graphics Library for the SpeedStar 24X?
- Organization: Wimsey Information Services
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:42:05 GMT
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- Matthew M. Bace (bace@harker.com) wrote:
- : Does anybody know where I can get a fast graphics library for the
- : Diamond SpeedStar 24X that supports the 640x480x256 and/or 800x600x256 SVGA
- : modes? Speed and code-size are my main concerns, so it would be really nice
- : to have a graphics package where I could just link in support for the modes
- : I need (and thus get rid of the overhead of supporting all SVGA graphics
- : modes).
-
- I believe the SpeedStar uses a chip by S3 (similar to the S3 chip in the
- Diamond Stealth). S3 has a library of graphic routines you can buy that
- supports all of the modes of all of its chips. I have an old version
- of the library for the 86C911 in the Stealth. I'm waiting for the new
- version that supports all the chips.
-
- I'll lookup the phone#/address for S3 if you'd like.
-
- - Darren Stone
- Xanth Software F/X
- stoned@wimsey.bc.ca
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