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Getting Started
This chapter introduces the Wildcat 3510 graphics accelerator and describes what you need to use
it in your workstation.
System Requirements
To use the Wildcat 3510, you will need:
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A workstation running on Intel’s Pentium
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II (or later) processor or equivalent
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Microsoft Windows NT
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Workstation 4.0 operating system (with SSE/SIMD extensions for
optimal performance on systems using Intel’s Pentium III processor)
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A full-length Advanced Graphics Port (AGP) slot to insert the Wildcat 3510
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A minimum of 32 MB DRAM (64 MB recommended)
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An industry-standard, multiple-frequency monitor
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3 MB of free space on the computer’s primary system disk for the Wildcat 3510 video display
driver software
Features
The Wildcat 3510 offers the following high-end graphics features.
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Support for Windows NT graphics – Graphic Device Interface (GDI) and OpenGL
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Support for resolutions up to 1.3 megapixels (1280 x 1024)
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Support for graphics features such as Gouraud shading, 2D and 3D vectors and triangles,
texture processing, rectangle fills, antialiased vectors, clipping, alpha blending, fog, and
stenciling
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16 MB of Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM) frame buffer memory and 16 MB of
SDRAM texture memory
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Video plane sets of 128 bits per pixel (up to 1152 x 864) and 100 bits per pixel (at 1280 x
1024)
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Four video lookup tables
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10-bit gamma correction
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32-bit double-buffering and 32-bit Z-buffering at 128 bits per pixel (up to 1152 x 864) or 24-
bit double-buffering and 24-bit Z-buffering at 100 bits per pixel (at 1280 x 1024)
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Integrated VGA video support
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