Subject: Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable?
From: Adrian Cox <adrian@humboldt.co.uk>
To: Kendall Bennett <KendallB@scitechsoft.com>
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On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 20:30, Kendall Bennett wrote:

> Most embedded customers care less about overall performance of the 
> graphics hardware but more about low cost, low power and longevity. That 
> is the reason that ATI committed to continue production of the Radeon 
> Mobility M1 for many years to come. That is also the reason the Chips & 
> Tech (now Asiliant) 6900 chipset is so popular for embedded customers, 
> because they have been using the same hardware for years (but now that 
> the 69000 is winding down, many are moving to the Mobility M1).

Also consider the Fujitsu Coral parts for embedded use:
http://www.fme.gsdc.de/gsdc.htm?macrofam/mb86295.htm

They have a large manual, though I can't vouch for completeness. They
have 3D and alpha blending. They don't have legacy VGA registers, and
they don't have a VGA BIOS. In an embedded system, that's a bonus.

This is the competition facing a new open source graphics chip in the
embedded segment. 

- Adrian Cox
Humboldt Solutions Ltd.


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