Graphics Capabilities For Dec Osf/1 Axp; Setting Up Multiple Graphics Devices - DEC 3000 500 Owner's Manual

Graphics Capabilities
If your system is running the DEC OSF/1 AXP operating system,
DEC OSF/1
AXP Graphics the TURBOchannel graphics options listed in Table 1–2 are
available.
Table 1–2 Graphics Capabilities for DEC OSF/1 AXP
Graphics
Option
HX
TX
PXG+
PXGT+
1
Multiple Your DEC 3000 Model 500/500S AXP system is capable of
Graphic supporting multiple 2D graphics devices. For information about
Devices installing another graphics option in your system, see the DEC
3000 Model 500/500S AXP Options Guide.
Information about setting up your system to use more than one
monitor is provided in the documents listed in Table 1–3.
Table 1–3 Setting Up Multiple Graphics Devices
For this operating
system...
OpenVMS AXP
DEC OSF/1 AXP
1–10 Introduction to Your System
Capabilities Provided
8-plane, accelerated 2D graphics and windowing
operations.
24-plane, true-color 2D graphics.
1
Configurable 3D graphics: either 8- or 24-plane graphics,
double buffered and optional 24-bit Z-buffer graphics.
1
96-plane 3D accelerated graphics: 24-plane frame and
double buffer graphics, 24-bit Z-buffer and additional
24-bit configurable buffer graphics.
Requires DEC Open3D software
See this document...
OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.0 Upgrade and
Installation Manual
X Window System Administrator's Guide,
vol. 8, available from O'Reilly and
Associates, Inc.