CyberGraphX (pronounced "cybergraphics"), is the standard ReTargetable Graphics

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available for the

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and compatible systems. It was developed by Thomas Sontowski and Frank Mariak and later adopted by

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for use with their graphics cards. Many other graphics card manufacturers who offered hardware for Amiga and compatible systems used it as well.

Versions

The latest version is CyberGraphX V5 used in

MorphOS MorphOS is an AmigaOS-like computer operating system (OS). It is a mixed proprietary and open source OS produced for the Pegasos PowerPC (PPC) processor based computer, PowerUP accelerator equipped Amiga computers, and a series of Freescale devel ...

. Its features include: * AltiVec accelerated *

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(DDC) and

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support * Hardware accelerated operations for

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ing,

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, stretching *

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native, with support for

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drivers The original CyberGraphX software for AmigaOS is no longer actively maintained. CyberGraphX V4 was the last release for that platform so far.

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implements CyberGraphX V4 compatible API. Alternative RTG APIs are Picasso 96 and Enhanced Graphics System, the first is used in

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and implements the CyberGraphX V4 API with some V5 extensions.

Dual monitor support

* AGP-Radeon + PCI-Radeon: fail * AGP-Radeon + PCI-Voodoo: ok (Apple

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only) * AGP-Voodoo + PCI-Voodoo: unknown * AGP-Voodoo + PCI-Radeon: ok Up to 2560×1600 running on

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, for example a Radeon 9650 with 256 MB

Drivers and libraries

* cgxsystem.library * cgxbootpic.library * cgxdither.library * cgxvideo.library * (cybpci.library) * ddc.library * cgx3drave.library * cgxmpeg.library

References

MorphOS 2.0 release notes

External links

*
Selection of CyberGraphX drivers at the Unofficial phase5 Support Page
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