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From: djlewis@trw-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Unix Graphics Packages
Message-ID: <263@trw-unix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-Jun-83 13:47:39 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  2 13:47:39 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 6-Jun-83 17:35:11 EDT
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   My project would like to move from a VAX/VMS system onto
a VAX running 4.1 bsd UNIX, which is supposed to be installed
in our facility during the next few months.  Our problem is that
we need a graphics package on Unix that will support our graphics
devices (Ramtek 9400, Chromatics 7900) via DZ-11 DMA interfaces.
The vendor of our VMS graphics package (Precision Visuals' DI 3000)
claims that writing DMA device drivers for Unix is difficult...

   Any info on graphics packages on Unix that support our devices
or informed opinion on the difficulty of writing DMA device drivers
would be appreciated.  Ditto for any examples of said drivers.
Thanks in advance.

                      Deb Lewis
                      (trw-unix!djlewis)