Re: Powerstorm 350 graphics card drivers?

["William H. Magill" <magill mcgillsociety org>]

On 24 Nov, 2003, at 10:28, Jay Estabrook wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 08:31:52AM -0700, Jon Norstog wrote:
> > I recently eBayed a powerstorm 350 video card.  It works pretty well  
> > under
> > Tru64, seems to put out really strong colors.
> >
> > Are there any Linux drivers for this card?  It has an Evans &  
> > Sutherland
> > 2100 chip.
>
> No, and not (ever) likely to be, due to proprietary info.

Were any of the PowerStorm cards ever supported in any environment other
than Tru64 (and I assume VMS)?

Their history has always been more than slightly murky.
I never figured out if the proprietary issues was really with E&S or  
with Dec/Compaq.

Also, the REALimage 2100 architecture from Evans & Sutherland was sold  
to
 "Real Vision" Inc of Japan in 2001.

http://www.es.com/support/3d+graphics+accelerators/ 
3d+graphics+accelerators.asp

http://www.rvu-inc.com/

Has anyone contacted Real Vision about the possibility of drivers for  
these old cards?

At this point in time the PowerStorm cards are what, 10 years old?
(They were DEC cards originally.)

E&S does have Linux drivers for newer cards in their REALImage series.  
I assume that
they are Intel binares, however.

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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