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Chapter
1
Introduction
The Compaq PowerStorm 600 Graphics Controller is a multicard, high-
performance, 3-D workstation graphics solution for the Compaq Professional
Workstation SP700. This controller consists of two modules: a PCI graphics
rendering module and an AGP geometry acceleration module. A flat ribbon
cable connects the two modules.
PowerStorm 600 Graphics Controller
Features
The PowerStorm 600 graphics controller offers the following high-end 3D
graphics features:
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Performance up to 3.4 million triangles per second (3D, Z-buffered, 25
pixel, Gouraud shaded, lit)
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Support for Microsoft Windows NT graphics: Graphic Device Interface
(GDI) and OpenGL
.
NOTE:
The Compaq PowerStorm 600 Graphics Controller does not support the
DirectX/Direct3D APIs. Applications that require these APIs will not run.
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Support for resolutions up to 1.3 Megapixels (1280 x 1024); includes
both 4:3 and 16:9 screen formats
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Hardware support for graphics features such as Gouraud shading, 2D
and 3D vectors and triangles, texture processing, rectangle fills, anti-
aliased vectors, clipping, alpha blending, fog, and stenciling
