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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!howland.erols.net!news.sgi.com!uhog.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!not-for-mail From: fletch1@MICRO-HEART-OF-GOLD.MIT.EDU (Myron Freeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.video,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: What's a "Toby" video card? Date: 16 Oct 1996 10:51:57 -0400 Organization: MIT EE/CS ECF Lines: 19 Distribution: World Message-ID: <542sqd$dde@MICRO-HEART-OF-GOLD.MIT.EDU> References: <53fk43$rv6@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> NNTP-Posting-Host: micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.mac.hardware.video:13626 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4764 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.) As for your other question, I think that this card only supported the 13-inch Apple display as far as color monitors is concerned. -- Myron Freeman MIT EECS ECF fletch1@eddie.mit.edu