OpenVMS Graphics Update Fred Kleinsorge Systems and Graphics Technical Director OpenVMS Engineering March 2001 Fred Kleinsorge Systems and Graphics Technical Director OpenVMS Engineering March 2001

ContentsContents  OpenVMS Graphics Overview  Graphics on Alpha Systems  Hardware Challenges  Strategy  Roadmap  Graphics Projects  DII/COE  Futures/Questions

OpenVMS Graphics Overview  OpenVMS Graphics Device Group - 6 engineers  Work with Tru64 for all development (15+ engineers)  Joint UNIX/OpenVMS Alpha hardware strategy  Motif Layered Product maintained and developed by 3rd party

Graphics on Alpha Systems  Graphics are not just for Workstations

Hardware Challenges  We no longer design and build graphics. We use - –Commodity cards from Intel market –Custom OEM parts from traditional UNIX market  Commodity cards are faster and cheaper  Commodity cards may not have features not used by windows: –Overlay Planes –Multiple Color Maps  AGP is industry norm  Multi-Head is not standard

StrategyStrategy  Leverage Tru64 and LINUX (XFree86) code  Work with option vendors to obtain graphics code  Joint development with Tru64 engineering  Provide continuity with existing graphics –replace with functional equivalents –same or better price and performance  Package all graphics as part of OS (OpenGL requires Open3D license, but no additional media)  New support also available as patch kit and on CD with hardware.

Tentative Alpha Graphics Roadmap – March Q4Q1Q2 Q3 Q4Q1Q2Q3 Mid-range 3D 2D Console ELSA GLoria Synergy PCI SN-PBXGK-BB Tru64, OVMS, Linux 2D/3D PCI & AGP Tru64, OVMS, Linux PowerStorm 300/350 SN-PBXGD-AD/-AE Tru64, OVMS Q4Q Q2 New 3D PCI & AGP Tru64, OVMS, Linux 3DLabs Oxygen VX1 PCI & (AGP) SN-PBXGF-AB Tru64, OVMS

Graphics Projects ( )  Upgrade X11 Client Libraries to X11R6.5 (from X11R5)  Upgrade X11 Server to X11R6.5 (from X11R6.0)  IPV6 transport  New Extensions (for example multi screen as 1 screen)  Fork support (allow fork to work with X11)  More UNIX compatibility

DII COE  Binary Compatible - doesn’t break anything  Most changes already in Motif V1.2-6 (ships with V7.3)  Fixes obscure bugs and add missing UNIX functions to pass X11 compliance testing  Screen Saver Extension (auto-lock, dead-man)  File selection widget & CDE can use UNIX pathname syntax  Trusted User unlock of paused screen  COE environment when installed will look a lot like SUN  XAUTH security available for TCPIP

Futures / Questions  Thinking about GTK+/Gnome  Not thinking about Motif 2.1(yet)  What is important to you?  Feedback?