From: Goodwin, Greg (GoodwinG_at_aafes.com)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2004 - 07:49:02 PDT
From: Jeffrey McMurtrie <jeffrey.mcmurtrie_at_rogers.com>
Subject: [NTLK] The History of Pelicanware (Plus how the VGA driver was
written
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:45:36 -0400
http://www.patrickcurtain.com/business/history/pelicanware An
interesting page relating to the recent packages released into public
domain by Pelicanware.
-Jeffrey
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Thanks! Part of me would like to write VGA drivers for other
PCMCIA to VGA cards that are out there (actually I haven't seen to many
aside from the EZShow card and one by HP).
For those that have the EZ2VGA or EZ2TV adaptors, the
ezshowca.pkg drivers will work with it. For those shopping for either
of those two cards, my basic assessment is...
EZ2VGA - Perhaps the best since it does not drain so much power that the
battery cannot recover.
EZ2TV -Drains power to nothing in under a hour's time, (that is ont the
charger) but at least you can display to a TV, S-Video, and TWO
resolutions on the VGA monitor. I think it can even manage duel display
as well... like a VGA and S-Video combo, etc.
I find it interesting that the drivers were written in ARM
assembly. Supposedly the reason why NewTendo won't display on the
EZShow Cards was due it being written in assembly, but I guess it dug a
bit deeper than the VGA drivers did.
Oh well done babbling for now..
Doctor Clu
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