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                         SciTech SNAP Graphics
                        SDK Evaluation BPD Pack
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             Copyright (C) 1991-2006 SciTech Software, Inc.
                          All rights reserved.


CONTENTS.....................................................

INTRODUCTION
  About the SDK Evaluation BPD Pack
  About SciTech SNAP Graphics
  Benefits of SciTech SNAP Graphics
  Supported Graphics Chips

SUPPORT


INTRODUCTION.................................................


About the SDK Evaluation BPD Pack
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This SDK Evaluation BPD Pack contains a time-limited trial of accelerated
graphics drivers, for use in evaluating the SciTech SNAP SDK.  They can
be used on any x86 operating system that is supported by the SNAP SDK.
The included BPD file(s) should be copied to the %SCITECH%\drivers\x86
directory ($SCITECH/drivers/x86 on Linux), replacing the unaccelerated
drivers that are provided with the SDK.


About SciTech SNAP Graphics
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SciTech SNAP Graphics incorporates the SciTech SNAP Graphics Architecture,
which is a cross platform device driver technology enabling the use of the
same device drivers on all supported platforms and architectures. Sharing
the drivers between platforms improves the quality and performance of device
drivers for all supported operating systems.


Benefits of SciTech SNAP Graphics
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*  Plug & Play.  SciTech SNAP Graphics will automatically detect your
   graphics card and monitor. You don't have to try and figure out what kind
   of graphics chip you have and then try to track down your vendor for a
   possible software upgrade. If you ever change your graphics card, SciTech
   SNAP Graphics will automatically detect the change and reconfigure itself
   for your new hardware.

*  Protected Mode/Linear Buffer Support.  You can use a 32-bit protected
   mode interface, giving you as much as 2-3 times the performance of the
   older VESA interface.

*  Display Centering.  SciTech SNAP Graphics allows for centering and sizing
   the display image on your monitor, for all supported graphics modes.

*  Refresh Rate Control.  You can control the refresh rate, so you can set
   your display for the highest possible flicker-free image in each mode.

*  VESA GTF Support.  SciTech SNAP Graphics can use the VESA GTF
   (Generalized Timing Formula) standard to automatically calculate exact
   refresh rates and display sizing. This makes centering graphics modes much
   easier.

*  Performance Profiling.  SciTech SNAP Graphics includes display profiling
   programs that allow you to test raw bandwidth of your graphics subsystem.
   The profiling programs are low-level hardware oriented tests that can tell
   you the baseline performance level of your card.


Supported Graphics Chips
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The list of chipsets supported by this SDK Evaluation BPD Pack are listed
in the included chiplist.html file.  They can be used with any applications
that use SciTech MGL or SciTech SNAP technology directly.



SUPPORT......................................................

SciTech hosts newsgroups for support of the SciTech SNAP SDK and SciTech
MGL.  You can access the newsgroups via:

news://news.scitechsoft.com/

If you have purchasing inquiries, please direct information on volume
and chipset requirements to sales@scitechsoft.com



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