Re: Protel Autotrax video drivers

From: Craig Hart (no_at_spam.thanks)
Date: 11/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:43:21 GMT

Now, that's impressive. Well done guys.

"Steve" <z52723@gottaremovethis.airborn.com.au> wrote in message
news:ai1od.1878$ob1.34666@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> For a few years now we have made available a video
> driver for Protel Autotrax (a DOS PCB layout package).
> These video drivers run under VESA bios and allow
> Autotrax to be used at higher screen resolutions than
> the rather limiting 640 x 480 that VGA otherwise provides.
>
> Vesa drivers: http://airborn.com.au/layout/easytrax.html
>
> However these days not all video adaptors have good VESA
> support, - its getting out of date. We now have another
> driver, written specifically for XP, using directx
>
> New driver: http://airborn.com.au/layout/autoxpdv.html
>
> This new driver is still in "Beta trial" but offers an
> alternative to people who want to use Autotrax (which
> is now free from Altium) on newer machines.
> Both drivers are free and open source.
>
> Regards
> Steve
> www.airborn.com.au
>
>