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DECwindows: AlphaServer 1000 display

The Question is:

How can I improve the display on an Alpha Server 1000?

1. I have just installed the Server with the tree OS
   options (OpenVMS,Digital Unix and NT), the video
   controller the server has is a Cirrus and the
   resolution I'm getting is sort of a VGA display.

   I want to work with the best definition I can use.

2. The time to display and scroll information on the
   console is terrible (about a minute just to open an
   terminal windows)

The main problem is that this Alpha is on our demo site
(near a SUN with the same Sony monitor). The aplication
performance is what we expected (of course on top of the
Sun system) but again, the Alpha with VMS (let me say I
have the same problem with Digital Unix) just don't
look good.



The Answer is:

      You will need to purchase a better VGA card. The system you have
    is a server. The only reason it has a graphics controller at all is
    because NT requires one. In the past, customers have complained at
    having to pay for a graphics card that they don't need for their
    OpenVMS or Unix servers. Alphaservers therefore have a very cheap
    card to keep the price down. As with most things, you get what you
    pay for. It works, but performance is not very good.

      You can add a better card (ask your Digital sales partner to
    discuss options), or purchase an Alphastation.