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- From: lupe@ukw.uucp (Lupe Christoph)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: Re: SS10 Model 30 GX Plus double buffer
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.140454.736@ukw.uucp>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 14:04:54 GMT
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- luisg@hadar.fai.com (Luis Galleguillos) writes:
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- >What is the meaning of double buffering? Sun offers a SS10 GX and a SS10GX Plus.
- >The difference being a higher pixel resolution and double buffering for the GX Plus.
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- >We are planning to use only X11R5 applications. No Open Windows. would the
- >SS10 GX PLus have some merit for us?
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- Double buffering means that you have two framebuffer memories, of which only
- one is displayed at a time. This allows you to update the display without
- the update gradually building up on the screen. Instead it *wham* appears
- when you switch buffers.
-
- You desperately need this for animations (e.g. Aviator). You do not
- need it for generic window systems activities.
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