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27.Dd December 11, 2019
28.Dt PLATINUMFB 4 macppc
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm platinumfb
32.Nd Apple Platinum framebuffer driver
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Cd "platinumfb0 at mainbus?"
35.Sh DESCRIPTION
36The
37.Nm
38driver provides support for Apple Platinum graphics devices found in a
39couple early model PowerMacs such as the 7200.
40.Pp
41This driver should support console output (with raster ops) and X
42(in unaccelerated modes).
43.Pp
44It may be required to set the output-device to 'platinum' in Open Firmware.
45.Sh SEE ALSO
46.Xr wsdisplay 4 ,
47.Xr rasops 9
48.Sh HISTORY
49The
50.Nm
51device driver appeared in
52.Nx 7.0 .
53.Sh AUTHORS
54The
55.Nm
56driver was written by
57.An Sean Cole .
58.Sh BUGS
59Early PowerMacs with the
60.Nm
61device may not work through Open Firmware.
62.Pp
63.Xr X 7
64is pretty slow.
65