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

[DaMouse Networks]

> A cheap cludge would be an optional second GPU on the card just to do
> the required VGA modes, with an analogue video pass-through. That
> would make the VGA cards more expensive than a single GPU which
> incorporated VGA, but add almost nothing in cost or complexity terms
> to the non-VGA cards.

I was thinking of suggesting something similar as I browsed the thread. I would think that having Linux instead of the BIOS would be good since you would only need a small cut-down Linux that has drivers for a VGA->FB interface or something similar. The SMP approach from XGI might work in this since Linux supports SMP very well and  it could perform well with up to like 4+ GPUs? (thinking of the card size that might limit this you could have them stacked :) )

I think I'm gonna have to follow this thread closely :)

-DaMouse
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