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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!pumpkin.pangea.ca!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!netcom.com!nebulus From: nebulus@netcom.com (Bruce McDiffett) Subject: Re: What's a "Toby" video card? Message-ID: <nebulusDzEn0L.892@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Organization: Cineplex Odious X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <53fk43$rv6@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> <542sqd$dde@MICRO-HEART-OF-GOLD.MIT.EDU> Distribution: World Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 05:24:21 GMT Lines: 24 Sender: nebulus@netcom22.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.mac.hardware.video:13573 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4753 Myron Freeman (fletch1@MICRO-HEART-OF-GOLD.MIT.EDU) wrote: : earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US (Greg Earle) writes: : > : > In perusing the NetBSD port-mac68k mail archives, I've seen a "Toby" video : > card mentioned as working under X. I have no idea what this card is, however. : > Anyone care to enlighten me? : > : Sure. The Toby frame buffer card is the original 8-bit video card : developed for the Mac II. Toby refers to one of the designers of the : card. (His name escapes me at the moment.) <snip> Unhhhh...would that be, uh, like, "Toby"? :-> :-> From the Bob Dole Home for the Synaptically Challenged, Bruce P.S. AFAIK Toby Farrand was head of the hardware group in Apple ATG that designed the 4/8 bit frame buffer in the Mac II. But then my alzheim, I mean alltimer, uh, my memory's none too good these days. Mommy? Where's Bonzo?