[Info-vax] Most usable graphics card(s) for VMS on a DS10

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2020-10-14 15:02:30 +0000, Rich Jordan said:

> Thanks for replying.  I think I recall that the 3D30 card was the best 
> for 2D performance under VMS.

3D30 and 4D20 are basically the same controller, with the latter also 
supporting 3D.

If you're opening this up to options past the original list, Radeon 
7500, Radeon 7000, and Radeon 7500 AIW either work, or can all be 
gotten to work.

> Not sure if supported but I'd really prefer dual monitor anymore now 
> that I've been spoiled by the very high resolution monitors on my Macs.

AFAIK, there are no graphics options available for OpenVMS that 
approach modern resolutions; there's no comparison to Apple 
Retina-class displays, or otherwise.

Radeon 7500 tops out at SXGA 1280x1024, the PowerStorm 300 and 350 at 
UXGA 1920x1200, where a Mac routinely operates at UHD 4K ~(3840 × 2160) 
or 5K ~(5120 x 2880) resolutions.

DECwindows Motif was somewhat better at multi-head. DECwindows CDE less 
so. That all as implemented by OpenVMS. That was with multiple 
PowerStorm 3D30 controllers in an AlphaStation DS20. Haven't tried that 
with the XP900/VS10/DS10, nor DS15.

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