<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <h5>from the Tru64/Powerstorm 300/500 5.1A Release notes:</h5> <h5><a name="1.10.2.11">1.10.2.11 OPEN3D License Required</a></h5> <a name="1.10.2.11">An OPEN3D license must be installed in the system in order to use OpenGL functionality. If a user attempts to run an OpenGL application without a valid OPEN3D license installed, the X server will freeze and become unusable. I am looking for graphics support on OpenVMS and Linux for a 500au. </a> William H. Magill wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid7F9FD9C2-08DF-11D9-9F0F-000393768D2C@mcgillsociety.org">On 17 Sep, 2004, at 10:33, Dialup Jon Norstog wrote: <blockquote type="cite">The Open 3D license keys into the Tru64 license manager utility and allows use of 3D in some of the Powerstorm video cards. I've got one that came with an old DEC3000, but don't really use the 3D feature. I've never heard of a hobbyist license for Open3D, but for "a fee" HP will transfer an old license to your name. Unless you are doing commercial work and have a business to protect, though, it doesn't make much sense to do that. As far as the VX1 goes, I'm not certain about its 3D capabilities, butif you are running it under Linux, that's where you will find your drivers. BTW the VX1 is a great Alpha video card and will run under all the Alpha OSes except NT and Windows 2000. </blockquote> As I recall, the old Powerstorm cards won't work without the license key -- in any mode. And for whatever reason, we were never able to get Compaq and Evans and Sutherland (the original manufacture of the cards) to release the drivers or the licenses for the Hobbyist License. [Although it appears that you can now download the drivers from Compaq. ... depends on which card you have and which OS version. This is the 300 and 350. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.support.compaq.com/open3d/swps3x0.htm">http://www.support.compaq.com/open3d/swps3x0.htm</a> These cards were all replaced by the ELSA GLoria video cards. T.T.F.N. William H. Magill # Beige G3 - Rev A motherboard - 768 Meg # Flat-panel iMac (2.1) 800MHz - Super Drive - 768 Meg # PWS433a [Alpha 21164 Rev 7.2 (EV56)- 64 Meg]- Tru64 5.1a # XP1000 [Alpha EV6] <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:magill@mcgillsociety.org">magill@mcgillsociety.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:magill@acm.org">magill@acm.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:magill@mac.com">magill@mac.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:whmagill@gmail.com">whmagill@gmail.com</a> _______________________________________________ axp-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:axp-list@redhat.com">axp-list@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/axp-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/axp-list</a> </blockquote> </body> </html>