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2.4 System Requirements for TurboGX
elimination of the overhead involved in copying X11 commands and data into
the Xlib request buffer and the elimination of the interprocess communication
(IPC) between the client and server in transferring the request buffer. The
greatest increase is achieved for large number of short vectors, filled rectangles,
short text strings, and small scrolls or blit operations where the overhead can
be a significant percentage of the processing.
Performance improvement is dependent upon an application's use and mix of
graphics primitives. Programs that are not graphics-intensive may see little
overall performance gain. The applications most likely to benefit are those in
the following industry segments: mechanical design, electronic design,
drafting, mapping, and scientific visualization.
Direct Xlib 1.0 is unbundled and compatible with Solaris 1.x, OpenWindows
3.0 and is available at no additional charge. Contact your local Sun Sales
Representative to get your copy. Direct Xlib 2.0 is compatible with Solaris 2.1
or later and OpenWindows 3.1 or later, and is bundled on the Solaris 2.2 CD.
Users running Xlib applications will notice a higher level of performance
running Solaris 2.0 with DXlib 2.0.
If you need help with software or problems related to the
TurboGX/TurboGXplus installation, call Sun Microsystems at
1-800-USA-4SUN.
Note – SPARCstation 1, SPARCstation 1+, and SPARCstation IPC systems were
shipped with boot PROM version 1.x. If you require a boot PROM upgrade kit
call 1-800-USA-4SUN.
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SPARCstation 1 (boot PROM version 2.0 or higher)
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SPARCstation 1+ (boot PROM version 2.0 or higher)
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SPARCstation 2 (boot PROM version 2.4 or higher)
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SPARCstation 10 (boot PROM version 2.6 or higher)
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SPARCclassic (boot PROM version 2.0 or higher)
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SPARCstation IPC (boot PROM version 2.x or higher)
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SPARCstation IPX (boot PROM version 2.0 or higher)
General Installation Instructions
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