Re: [OT] Crazy idea: Design open-source graphics chip

[Måns Rullgård]

John Bradford <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> A cheap cludge would be an optional second GPU on the card just to do
> the required VGA modes, with an analogue video pass-through.  That
> would make the VGA cards more expensive than a single GPU which
> incorporated VGA, but add almost nothing in cost or complexity terms
> to the non-VGA cards.

The DEC TGA series cards did something like that, using a Cirrus Logic
chip for the VGA support.

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Måns Rullgård
mru@xxxxxx

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