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> The other product was the second test chip we had made for the transputer. We persuaded IBM to use this as their next generation graphic chip, and it became e
by rwmj 4y ago
> The other product was the second test chip we had made for the transputer. We persuaded IBM to use this as their next generation graphic chip, and it became embedded in the PC as the SVGA standard. Some of the oddities in the present Windows operating system stem directly from the way this chip was designed to work with the transputer.
Anyone know more about this?
- omnivorist 4y agoThis sounds very much like the Colour Lookup Table (CLUT)- a classic skunkworks project initiated by Gerry Talbot and Miles Chesney that 'proved' the capability of the nascent Inmos CAD system.
- dboreham 4y agoIMS G170/G171. Documented here: http://www.transputer.net/ibooks/72-trn-204-01/graph2nd.pdf http://www.transputer.net/ibooks/72-trn-204-01/graph2nd.pdf