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Copyright © 1998 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)

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Contents Elsa Erazortm Aachen Elsa IncSonnenweg GermanyChanges to this Manual PrefaceAbout this Manual Thank you for placing your trust in this Elsa productBefore you continue Contents Glossary Index Introduction Look at the Erazor II and Victory Erazor LTWhats In the Box? Highlights of the Erazor Graphics BoardsWhat Hardware Do I Need? CE and FCC CE Conformity and FCC Radiation StandardDeclaration of Conformity Introduction Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Its Time to Get Moving After Installing the DriversWhat is Possible? Colors HighColor TrueColorMore pixels means more fun ResolutionWhat Makes Sense? Monitor Typical Minimum Maximum ErgonomicWindows 95 and Windows Changing the resolutionClick on Start, then select Settings E Control Panel Here you should click on the Settings tab Choosing the monitorElsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Windows NT Use the command sequenceStart E Settings E Control Panel Useful Stuff and More Multimedia PlayerFine-Tuning for Performance Freaks Turn Settings E Advanced... E 3D Settings3D Pipeline All about graphics3D Graphics Representation Start The object dataGeometrical transformation RenderingFrame buffer Flipping Display on the monitorDirect 3D 3D InterfacesWhat APIs Are Available? Immediate Mode and Retained Mode OpenGLHighColor and RealColor Color Palettes, TrueColor and Gray ScalesDirectColor BppThere are various standards DDC1, DDC2B, and DDC2AB Vesa DDC Display Data ChannelTrueColor DDC2AB Address Assignment of the Erazor II Technical DataCharacteristics of the Graphics Boards O addressesVGA D-Shell Socket Connection SignalPorts on the Graphics Board Pin AssignmentAppendix Advice and HelpName and version of the application program with the error Who to Contact? Elsa Japan Inc Driver Updates Repair?Elsa LocalWeb DoC-Declaration of Conformity Appendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Warranty Period Warranty ConditionsWarranty Coverage Warranty ProcedureOperating Mistakes Additional RegulationsAppendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT 3D Three-dimensional GlossaryFlipping The image generated in the back buffer is displayed Phong shading Shading Pixel Picture element. Dot in the imageAre calculated by interpolating the normal vec- tor Index 15, 3218, 19