Selecting between double buffered stereo and single buffered stereo in a windowing system

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit coupled to said processor, wherein said memory unit is operable for storing a computer program operable for allocating memory space;
• a display;
• a graphics adapter coupled to said display, wherein said graphics adapter is configured to control the rendering of text and images on said display, wherein said graphics adapter comprises a frame buffer configured to temporarily store one or more frames of data to be displayed on said display;
• and
• a bus coupling the processor to said graphics adapter;
• wherein the computer program is operable for performing the following programming steps:
• providing a user with a selectable option to allocate said memory space as a double buffered stereo or a single buffered stereo;
• and
• allocating said memory space as one of said double buffered stereo and said single buffered stereo in response to said selected option.

A method for allocating memory space comprising the steps of:

• reading a command line option to determine allocation of a memory space;
• determining whether to allocate said memory space as a double buffered stereo or a single buffered stereo in response to said reading step;
• and
• allocating said memory space as one of said double buffered stereo and said single buffered stereo in response to said determining step.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for allocating memory space, comprising:

• programming operable for reading a command line option to determine allocation of a memory space;
• programming operable for determining whether to allocate said memory space as a double buffered stereo or a single buffered stereo in response to said reading step;
• and
• programming operable for allocating said memory space as one of said double buffered stereo and said single buffered stereo in response to said determining step.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit coupled to said processor, wherein said memory unit is operable for storing a computer program operable for allocating memory space;
• a display;
• a graphics adapter coupled to said display, wherein said graphics adapter is configured to control the rendering of text and images on said display, wherein said graphics adapter comprises a frame buffer configured to temporarily store one or more frames of data to be displayed on said display;
• and
• a bus coupling the processor to said graphics adapter;
• wherein the computer program is operable for performing the following programming steps:
• reading a command line option to determine allocation of a memory space in said frame buffer;
• determining whether to allocate said memory space in said frame buffer as a double buffered stereo or a single buffered stereo in response to said reading step;
• and
• allocating said memory space in said frame buffer as one of said double buffered stereo and said single buffered stereo in response to said determining step.