HP SRX and VRX Graphics for PA-RISC

In the late-1980s, HP developed graphical accelerators for the fledging 3D design market as an outgrowth of MCAD solutions on Unix. With SRX and VRX graphics systems, external boxes that connected to the main PA-RISC workstation, HP tried to compete with other entrants in the 3D and animation markets such as Silicon Graphics (SGI 4D). SRX and VRX, and their Turbo versions, were developed in the HP…