It may be just a general graphics accelerator -- probably the Radius
QuickColor card. Sold to be used with the early Radius 24-bit cards in the
Mac II-era machines. The ones prior to the PrecisionColor series, which
(mostly) had onboard acceleration -- I think they were called the
DirectColor series. The QuickColor board works (not surprisingly) with the
QuickColor control panel -- probably earlier releases, although maybe later
versions might work -- the same-named control panel was used with the
Radius PrecisionColor, PrecisionColor Pro, & Thunder IV series. I have a
few versions, if you want them, email me offlist.
Most of the Radius DirectColor boards only supported the Radius 2-page
monitors, which have a funny (i.e. nonstandard) resolution, I think 1152 x
882, except for the DirectColor GX, which supported the Apple 13" RGB, &
NTSC/PAL. The QuickColor card had no external connectors, & it accelerated
the DirectColor card thru the Nubus -- bus mastering, I suppose. I don't
know if it will master other cards that will play the "submissive" role,
like the Apple 8*24.
The acceleration services it provided were just speeding up 2D QuickDraw
calls, but neither Photoshop nor 3D gaming benefit.
> At 21:18 -0700 on 08/08/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
>
> >--- Bill Zipprich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Does anybody know what the following card is:
> >>
> >> Radius Risc Processor Board
> >>
> >> It's a Nubus card with no external connector. Could
> >> it be a card that accelerates graphics?
> >
> >Probably a PhotoShop accelerator. Should work with
> >up to PhotoShop 3, maybe 4. System 7.5.3 or 7.5.5
> >tops. You'll need the PhotoShop plugin for the card.
>
> Unless it has AT&T DSPs on it, which that particuar board doesn't, it's
not a
> Photoshop accelerator. I've seen a photo of that card once before,
although
> it's been a while and I don't think I saved it. That board predates the
> Thunder and Storm boards by about two or three years.
> --
>
> the pickle
--
Over,
Jutso
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