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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

			   SunVision 1.2

SunFLASH Vol 40 #13					          April 1992
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  	New Accelerator Support
  		- Support for GS and GT graphics accelerators including
  		  full 24-bit support from SunIPLib and RenderMan

  	OpenWindows Version 3 Server Support (Required)

  	Internationalization Support
      		- Level 3 I18N compliance for development of localized
  		  applications

SunVision 1.2 adds several new capabilities to SunVision, including
the ability to run on Sun's GS and GT accelerators, support for the Open-
Windows Version 3 server, and Internationalization support for localization.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS
---------------------

With the added GS and GT support, users can now do full 24-bit rendering
and image processing.  SunVision 1.2 extends support of SunVision across
Sun's entire line of color framebuffers and graphics accelerators. SunVision
is *not* directly accelerated on the GT, but rather uses Xlib for rendering.

SunVision 1.2 incorporates Level 3 internationalization, including `8-bit
clean' characters (ISO 8859-1). Developers of applications using SunVision
libraries can now construct localized applications for their users.  Alter-
natively, SunVision 1.2 tools (SunIP, SunVoxel, SunGV, SunART, etc) can be
localized simply by providing an alternate "message" file in the language
desired. However, the Kanji character set is not directly supported.

SunVision 1.2 requires OpenWindows Version 3 window system.

SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CONSIDERATIONS
------------------------------------

- SunVision 1.2 from Sun supports the following hardware and software:

	CPUs: 		Sun-4, SPARC Systems
	OS:		SunOS 4.1.2 (Required)
	Window System:	Open Windows Version 3 (Required)
	Display Devices:GX, GX+, GS, GT, color frame buffers (excluding CG5)

- SunVision 1.2 does *not* obsolete SunVision 1.1.  SunVision 1.1 will
  continue to be orderable for customers who must run OpenWindows Version
  2 or those with VX/MVX accelerators.

- SunVision 1.2 is distributed on CD media only. (Existing contracts
  requiring 1/4" tape are being fulfilled.)

                                N O T E
                                -------
  SunVision 1.2 uses Direct Graphics Access (DGA) to accelerate on the GS
  accelerator.  SunVision 1.2 is *not* accelerated on the GT.  While it
  will run on the GT, and can display 24-bit images, performance on the GT
  is less than the GS and GX.  Use SunVision on the GT only if you
  are also using the GT for other applications.

VX/MVX USERS AND SUNVISION 1.2
------------------------------

Existing VX/MVX users can obtain SunVision 1.2 directly from Vicom by
early April.  SunVision 1.2 on VX/MVX, from Vicom is completely
compatible with SunVision 1.2 from Sun.  Pricing for SunVision from Vicom
is the same as SunVision 1.2 from Sun.  Users of VX/MVX systems can obtain
SunVision by contacting Vicom at:

  	Vicom
  	46107 Landing Parkway
  	Fremont, California  94538
  	(510) 498 - 3200

U.S. PRICING AND ORDERING INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL APPEAR ON THE END USER AND RESELLER PRICE LISTS

Short				Order		List	Discount    Same Day
Description			Number		Price	Category  Service Price
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CD-ROM, single RTU, docs   VIS-1.2-4-4-21	$3,000	  A          $20

SunVision Manuals	   VIS-1.2-X-X-9	$250	  A	     NA

Single RTU		   VIS-X-X-X-0		$2,800	  A	     $20

Single RTL		   VIS-X-X-X-RT		$600	  N/D	     $5

Ordering Information
--------------------

o SunVision 1.2 requires SunOS 4.1.2 and OpenWindows Version 3
o SunVision 1.2 requires GX, GX+, GS, GT or any 8-bit color frame buffer
  (except CG5)

PER-INCIDENT UPGRADES

Short				Order		List	Discount
Description			Number		Price	Category
==========================================================================
CD-ROM, single RTU, docs   VIS-1.2-4-4-21U	$1,040	  A

Single RTU		   VIS-X-X-X-0U		$840	  A

Availability
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- SunVision 1.2 is quotable and orderable March 20th, 1992.

- First Customer Ship date is March 21, 1992.

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John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. (305) 776-7770.
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