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

[Timothy Miller]

John Bradford wrote:

> Well, the cost of fabricating depends on the device.  I was basically
> thinking of a 68000, an EPROM and a SIMM on a piece of stripboard,
> some ribbon cable and a DB-25 connector.
>
> Maybe our goals are somewhat different :-)

Very different.  What you're describing is a dumb terminal.

What I'm describing is a PC console graphics card that will let someone 
play Quake III at a reasonable framerate.

Isn't that what most people want?

And the performance disparity between what you're describing and what 
I'm describing is enormous!

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