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29.Dd February 17, 2017
30.Dt PNOZZ 4 sparc
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm pnozz
34.Nd Weitek Power9100 accelerated frame buffer
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.Cd "pnozz0 at sbus? slot ? offset ?"
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Nm
40is a color frame buffer with graphics acceleration, embedded in the
41.Tn Tadpole SPARCbook
423GS, 3GX, 3TX, and 3XP
43laptops.
44It is based on the
45.Tn Weitek Power9100
46video processor and an
47.Tn IBM RGB525
48RAMDAC.
49.Pp
50If the
51.Xr sparc/tctrl 4
52device is also configured, the
53.Nm
54will be powered down when the lid of the laptop
55is closed or the screen is blanked.
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr sbus 4 ,
58.Xr sparc/intro 4 ,
59.Xr sparc/tctrl 4
60.Sh HISTORY
61Support for the
62.Nm
63first appeared in
64.Nx 1.6 .
65.Sh BUGS
66There is currently no way to switch back and forth from
67the onboard display to the external connector.
68It is not possible to change resolutions or color depth.
69