> But, I interface with one of several 'dumb' terminals, connecting to a > 'CPU server' which does the 'real' computing. The 'video card' idea > ties silicon to a screen. Each of my 'dumb' terminals has it's own > screen. A lot of 'dumb' terminals each with OGD1 would be neither > 'dumb' nor inexpensive. Could OGD1 compute in a 'CPU server' without > a screen, sending video through ethernet to a 'dumb' terminal? I > guess it would be far too latent. Hence the local 'video card' idea.
What do you mean by "dumb terminal"? In my world, a dumb terminal displays monochrome text only, usually 24x80 chars, and usually talks via RS-232. Things like an ADM3a. A terminal that talks Ethernet and does graphics needs silicon to convert the data received via Ethernet into a form the display can use. An X terminal is one example of this. By video, do you mean motion, like watching TV/movie? Even more silicon required. Awhile back I proposed building a Ethernet X/video/audio server using the OGP ASIC chip. Less expensive than the OGD1. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
