             &                                 COMPAQ                  Software               Product              Description  M           ___________________________________________________________________   M           PRODUCT NAME:  Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha     SPD              45.08.22  I           DESCRIPTION                           o  3D client applications H           The Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B           supporting the OpenGLI           for OpenVMS Alpha product                3D extensions to the X @           provides the capability of               Window System  C           running the following graphics     Compaq Open3D provides D           accelerators on Compaq Alpha       X- and OpenGL-compliantG           workstations and AlphaStation      servers for the ZLXp-L and J           products:                          PowerStorm 3D30/4D20 graphicsG              o  ZLXp-L family: ZLXp-L1       accelerators. Furthermore, G                 and ZLXp-L2                  Compaq Open3D includes the I              o  PowerStorm 3D30 and          Compaq implementation of the K                 PowerStorm 4D20              OpenGL application programming K                                              interface (API), provided as a J           Compaq Open3D for                  set of programming libraries.  G           OpenVMS Alpha requires             Compaq Open3D now supports G           DECwindows Motif Version           Common Desktop Environment I           1.2-4 or later for OpenVMS         (CDE), the default graphical H           Alpha. For more information        user interface for OpenVMS.F           about its features, refer          CDE provides a consistentI           to the DECwindows Motif for        user interface for end users G           OpenVMS Alpha Software Product     and a coherent development H           Description (SPD 42.19.xx).        environment for applicationG           In conjunction with DECwindows     developers across multiple ?           Motif, Compaq Open3D provides a    OpenVMS platforms. '           complete development and run- (           time environment for 2D and 3D=           applications.                      Graphics Servers   G           Compaq Open3D supports the X       Compaq Open3D provides the I           Window System client/server        device-dependent portions of G           model for network-transparent      the DECwindows X11 display I           graphics and windowing. The        server to support the ZLXp-L I           DECwindows X11 display server      and PowerStorm 3D30/4D20 PCI I           provided with Compaq Open3D can    graphics accelerators. These F           display output from:               device-dependent portionsI                                              include the device-dependent L              o  2D client applications       X layer, device drivers, serverF                 supporting Release 6         extensions, and hardware-L                 of the X Window System,      specific microcode. The device-L                 Version 11 (X11R6)           independent portions of the X11K                                              display server are provided by I                                              DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS 3                                              Alpha.   M                                                                     June 2001              L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22      F           The DECwindows X11 display         Version 1.1 of the OpenGLF           server provided with               Extension to the X WindowH           Compaq Open3D is a port of the     System (GLX), as defined byK           standard X11R6 display server.     the OpenGL Architecture Review H           By offering this server, Compaq    Board. GLX allows an OpenGLL           can consistently incorporate       client on one vendor's platformH           X Consortium display server        to run across a network andK           enhancements in future releases    display the results on another =           of Compaq Open3D.                  vendor's server.   @           Extension Support                  Server Enhancements  E           In addition to support for         The Compaq Open3D ZLXp-L G           core X11R6, all DECwindows         family of graphics servers I           servers support the following      and the PowerStorm 3D30/4D20 E           extensions through DECwindows      graphics servers support I           Motif:                             additional hardware features J              o  X Imaging Extension (XIE)    of the corresponding graphicsG                                              accelerators through a set D              o  XTRAP                        of library routines and  C              o  SHAPE                        device-specific server H              o  MIT multibuffering           extensions. These librariesH                                              and server extensions allowI              o  MIT SHM (Shared Memory)      the application developer to   J              o  XInputExtension              access the overlay planes andJ              o  DECStereo Extension          stereo viewing hardware (whenH                 (ZLXp-L and PowerStorm       applicable) on these units.  J                 3D30/4D20, families of       Multihead configurations (theJ                 options)                     simultaneous use of more thanJ              o  Support for Overlays         one graphics accelerator) areK                 (ZLXp-L family and           also supported as shown on the J                 PowerStorm 4D20)             chart in the MULTIHEAD MATRIXG              o  MITmisc                      section later in this SPD.   @           For more details on these          Programming SupportG           extensions, refer to the           Compaq Open3D includes the D           DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS       OpenGL 3D rendering APID           Alpha Software Product             programming library forF           Description (SPD 42.19.xx).        building 3D applications.  H           The Compaq Open3D ZLXp-L family    Programming support is alsoI           of graphics servers and the        provided by DECwindows Motif E           PowerStorm 3D30/4D20 graphics      that runs on the OpenVMS J           servers support the following      Alpha operating system, whichH           additional extension:              includes the standard X and  J                                              OSF/Motif libraries and toolsH                                              (Xlib, Xtoolkit intrinsics,I                                              OSF/Motif UIL compiler), and K                                              Compaq added-value extensions. H                                              Used with the Compaq Open3DF                                              libraries, the DECwindowsD                                              Motif standard graphics  ,                                            2             L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22      H           and windowing Application          OpenGL is packaged as a setH           Programming Interface (API)        of dynamic shared librariesI           provides a robust environment      against which an application L           for developers creating            is linked. The shareable imagesI           interactive 2D and 3D graphics     are activated at run-time as 4           applications.                      needed.  K           For more details on the            OpenGL supports a wide variety H           graphics programming               of 2D and 3D functionality,7           environment provided with the      including: F           DECwindows Motif that runs on         o  Graphics primitives%           the OpenVMS Alpha operating <           system, see the Software                 -  Points  ;           Product Description 42.19.xx.            -  Lines   ?                                                    -  Polylines ?           OpenGL                                   -  Fill area   E           OpenGL is the software                   -  Triangle strips             interface that enablesC           application developers to                -  Triangle fans J           produce high quality images              -  Quadrilateral meshesK           of 3D objects. OpenGL has                -  Trimmed and untrimmed G           been designed to work with                  NURBs (nonuniform I           various operating and window                rational B-splines) "           system environments. TheD           version of OpenGL supplied            o  Object propertiesI           as part of Compaq Open3D has             -  Line type and width ;           been integrated with the X               -  Color )           Window System, which allows the J           support of network-transparent           -  Character attributes>           3D graphics.                          o  Viewing and  L           The OpenGL API and X protocol            transformation operations  C           extensions are defined by the         o  Rendering styles B           OpenGL Architecture Review               -  Flat shading%           Board, of which Compaq is a D           founding member. To enhance              -  Smooth shading  H           the compatibility of different           -  Hidden line hiddenE           vendors' implementations of                 surface removal =           OpenGL, a suite of conformance              (HLHSR) E           tests has been developed              o  Advanced rendering ;           to determine if a vendor's               features "           implementation of OpenGLB           conforms to the specification.           -  Antialiasing  E           The Compaq implementation of             -  Texture mapping D           OpenGL has passed all tests              -  Alpha blending"           required of a conformantB           implementation of OpenGL                 -  Transparency  J           Version 1.0, GLX Version 1.1,            -  Accumulation buffersI           and OpenGL Utility Library                  for effects such as L           (GLU) Version 1.2.                          depth of field, motion  H                                                       blur, shadows, and9                                                       fog   ,                                            3             L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22                 Character Fonts   M           Compaq Open3D includes a series       _____________________________ K           of stroke precision character         DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, J           fonts. These character fonts          AlphaStation       ZLXp-L29           were digitized by Dr. Allen           250 4/266 !           V. Hershey of the Naval M           Surface Weapons Laboratory,           _____________________________ K           and supplied to Compaq by the         DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K           National Bureau of Standards.         AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2, S                                                 255/233            PowerStorm 3D30, R           CONFORMANCE TO STANDARDS                                 PowerStorm 4D20  M           The following have passed the         _____________________________ K           tests required of a conformant        DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K           implementation of OpenGL              AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2, S           Version 1.0, GLX Version 1.1,         255/300            PowerStorm 3D30, S           and GLU Version 1.2:                                     PowerStorm 4D20,   M              o  The Compaq implementation       _____________________________ K                 of OpenGL                       DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, J                                                 AlphaStation       ZLXp-L29              o  ZLXp-L and PowerStorm           400 4/233 M                 3D30/4D20 servers               _____________________________   K           In addition, Compaq Open3D is         DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K           designed to conform with the          AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2, S           following standard:                   500/266            PowerStorm 3D30, R           X Window System Version 11                               PowerStorm 4D20  M           Release 6 (X11R6)                     _____________________________ K                                                 DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K           HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS                 AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2, S                                                 500/333            PowerStorm 3D30, R           The following PCI systems are                            PowerStorm 4D20M           supported:                            _____________________________   K              _____________________________      DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K                                 Graphics        AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2, S                                 Accelerators    500/400            PowerStorm 3D30, R              System                                                PowerStorm 4D20*              Processor__________Supported_M              DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1,        _____________________________ K              AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2         DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K              200 4/100                          AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2, S                                                 500/500            PowerStorm 3D30, R              _____________________________                         PowerStorm 4D20M              DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1,        _____________________________ K              AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2         DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1, K              200 4/166                          AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2,   S              _____________________________      600 5/266          PowerStorm 3D30, R              DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1,                           PowerStorm 4D20M              AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2         _____________________________               200 4/233  ,                                            4             L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22    *              _____________________________@                                 Graphics     Disk space requiredG                                 Accelerators during installation (files D              System                          compressed): 49K blocksC              Processor__________Supported_      Disk space required   I              DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1,        after installation (files I              AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2,        uncompressed): 49K blocks   G              600 5/300          PowerStorm 3DThese figures refer to the G                                 PowerStorm 4Ddisk space required on the   G              _____________________________   system disk. The sizes are F              DIGITAL            ZLXp-L1,     approximate; actual sizesF              AlphaStation       ZLXp-L2,     may vary depending on theG              600 5/333          PowerStorm 3D30,r's system environment, H                                 PowerStorm 4D20nfiguration, and software5                                              options. *              _____________________________D              DIGITAL            PowerStorm 3DMemory Requirements for>              AlphaStation       PowerStorm 4DDECwindows Motif:I              600A 5/500                      The minimum supported memory   I              _____________________________   for Compaq Open3D running in J              DIGITAL Personal   PowerStorm 3Da0standalone DECwindows MotifG              Workstation        PowerStorm 4Denvironment, with both the K              433au                           client and server executing on   G              _____________________________   the same system, is 64 MB. F              DIGITAL Personal   PowerStorm 3D30, memory size suggestedF              Workstation        PowerStorm 4D20r most typical hardwareH              500au                           configurations, however, isJ                                              more than 64 MB, depending on8              _____________________________   the system.I              DIGITAL Personal   PowerStorm 3DThe system configuration andpH              Workstation        PowerStorm 4Dperformance requirements ofJ              600au                           DECwindows Motif applications  L              _____________________________   can determine the memory neededG              DIGITAL Personal   PowerStorm 3Don,your system as follows: E              Workstation        PowerStorm 4D20 o  Less memory may beuI              433au (enhanced                       required on the clientaD              version)                              system (where the  L              _____________________________         software is installed andJ              DIGITAL Personal   PowerStorm 3D30,   executed) if the serverL              Workstation        PowerStorm 4D20    (component displaying theJ              500au (enhanced                       application) resides onB              version)                              another system.  B              _____________________________      o  More memory mayC              DIGITAL Personal   PowerStorm 3D30,   be required on a H              Workstation        PowerStorm 4D20    system where improvedI              600au (enhanced                       performance is desired C              version)_____________________         or where several L                                                    applications are running.  (           Disk Space Requirements (Block           Cluster Size = 1)   ,                                            5 i           L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22                 MULTIHEAD MATRIXL           Multihead configurations are                  PowerStorm 3D30 3 (4M           supported per the following                                   if 2DsM           chart and are subject to the                  PowerStorm 4D20 only)OL           PCI slot limitations of the                                   3 (4M           system:                                                       if 2D M              _____________________________                              only) G                                      # of               If 3 heads, canoI                                      Heads              run a combinationpE              Configuration           Supported          of PowerStormeH              _____________________________              3D30/4D20s; if 4J              DIGITAL AlphaStation                       heads, must be allK              255/233,                                   PowerStorm 3D30s ortM              DIGITAL AlphaStation 255/300               all PowerStorm 4D20s.   M              Graphics Accelerators:             _____________________________ L                     PowerStorm 3D30  2          DIGITAL Personal Workstation6                                      2          433au,L                     PowerStorm 4D20             DIGITAL Personal Workstation6                     Can run a combination       500au,L                     of PowerStorm               DIGITAL Personal Workstation5                     3D30/4D20s.                 600au   F              _____________________________      Graphics Accelerators:L              DIGITAL AlphaStation                       PowerStorm 3D30 3 (4M              500/266,                                                   if 2DwM              DIGITAL AlphaStation                                       only) C              500/333,                                   If 3 heads, E              DIGITAL AlphaStation                       can run three1H              500/400,                                   PowerStorm 3D30s@              DIGITAL AlphaStation 500/500               or three  I                                                         PowerStorm 4D20s; K              Graphics Accelerators:                     if 4 heads, must beaM                     PowerStorm 3D30  3                  all PowerStorm 3D30s.m&                                      3I                     PowerStorm 4D20                     PowerStorm 4D20 3 E                     Can run a combination               Can run three H                     of PowerStorm                       PowerStorm 3D30s@                     3D30/4D20s.                         or three  I              _____________________________              PowerStorm 4D20s.p  M              DIGITAL AlphaStation 600           _____________________________ L              5/266,                             DIGITAL Personal WorkstationI              DIGITAL AlphaStation 600           433au (enhanced version), L              5/300,                             DIGITAL Personal WorkstationI              DIGITAL AlphaStation 600           500au (enhanced version), L              5/333,                             DIGITAL Personal WorkstationH              DIGITAL AlphaStation 600A          600au (enhanced version)              5/500  F                                                 Graphics Accelerators:#              Graphics Accelerators:d    ,                                            6    w        L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22    *              _____________________________L                                      # of       o  OpenVMS Alpha workstation:                                      Heads         support.              Configuration___________Supported  B                     PowerStorm 3D30  3 (4    GROWTH CONSIDERATIONSE                                      if 2D   The minimum hardware andUL                                      only)   software requirements of futureG                     If 3 heads,              Compaq Open3D versions maypL                     can run three            differ from the requirements ofA                     PowerStorm 3D30s         the current version.A                     or three%                     PowerStorm 4D20s;f?                     if 4 heads, must be      DISTRIBUTION MEDIAiH                     all PowerStorm 3D30s.    This product is distributed  J                     PowerStorm 4D20  3       on the OpenVMS Alpha SoftwareJ                     Can run three            Library Package CD-ROM (orderA                     PowerStorm 3D30s         number QA-03XAA-H8).s  I                     or three                 Online documentation only isaG              _______PowerStorm_4D20s._____   distributed on the OpenVMSi  G                                              Alpha Online DocumentationiI                                              Library CD-ROM (order numberiL           SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS              QA-4KM8A-G8). Binaries only are  G           The following software is          distributed on the OpenVMSaD           required to run Compaq Open3D      Alpha Software ProductsI           Version 4.9B:                      Library CD-ROM (order numberp:                                              QA-4KL8A-A8).C              o  OpenVMS Alpha Operating      These library packages F                 System Version 7.1, or       contain the Compaq Open3DI                 later                        software binaries and onliney  H              o  DECwindows Motif Version     documentation in BookreaderG                 1.2-4 for OpenVMS Alpha      and PostScript format. Thei  H           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B         Compaq Open3D documentationI           requires the following             is also available in printedeG           language for the development of    form, which can be orderedd8           applications and programs that     separately.  &           use Compaq Open3D on OpenVMSA           Alpha:                             ORDERING INFORMATIONt  J           DEC C Version 5.6 or higher for       o  Software License Compaq:           OpenVMS Alpha                            Open3D:  >                                                    QL-0ADA*-AAK           OpenVMS Alpha Tailoring               o  Software Library Package   :           The following OpenVMS Alpha              CD-ROM:>           components are required                  QA-0ADAA-H8            for full Compaq Open3DI           functionality:                        o  Software DocumentationeA                                                    Compaq Open3D:i>              o  OpenVMS Alpha required             QA-0ADAA-GZ                 save set                o  Network support   #              o  Programming support   ,                                            7             L           Compaq Open3D Version 4.9B for OpenVMS Alpha          SPD 45.08.22      D              o  Software Product Services    The information in thisJ                 Compaq Open3D:               document is valid at the timeL                 QT-0ADA*-**                  of release. Please contact yourH              *  Denotes variant              local Compaq office for theI                 fields. For additional       most up-to-date information.   C                 information on available      2001 Compaq Computer 9                 licenses, services,          Corporation.eG                 and media, refer to the      Compaq and the Compaq logo J                 appropriate price book.      Registered in U.S. Patent and  >                                              Trademark Office.G           SOFTWARE LICENSING                 AlphaStation, AlphaServer,o  D           This software is furnished         Bookreader, DECwindows,G           only under a license. For more     Compaq Open3D, and OpenVMS E           information about licensing        are trademarks of Compaq L           terms and policies of Compaq,      Information Technologies Group,J           contact your local Compaq          L.P. in the United States and=           office.                            other countries.s  D                                              Motif and OSF/Motif areI           License Management Facility        trademarks of The Open GrouprK           Support                            in the United States and otherf  7           Compaq Open3D supports             countries. C           the OpenVMS Alpha License          PostScript and Display F           Management Facility (LMF).         PostScript are registeredI           License units for Compaq Open3D    trademarks of Adobe Systems, :           are allocated on an Unlimited      Incorporated.$           System Use basis under theD           TRADITIONAL LICENSE terms.         All other product namesD           For more information on the        mentioned herein may beK           License Management Facility,       trademarks of their respective 7           refer to the OpenVMS Alpha         companies.e#           Operating System Softwarei"           Product Description (SPD(           41.87.xx) or the OpenVMS Alpha)           Operating System documentation.   #           SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES   '           A variety of product servicesn(           are available from Compaq. For(           more information, contact your           local Compaq office.             SOFTWARE WARRANTY   #           This software is provided !           by Compaq with a 90-dayD!           conformance warranty inD$           accordance with the Compaq&           warranty terms applicable to           the license purchase._  ,                                            8