Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the hardware-to-lust-after dept.
BlackHat linked us to IBMs
Deep View, a
research system for rendering and other advanced applications (Q3A). The
PC is 8 Linux boxes in a rack, which is needed to generate the content for the
T221 display which operates at 3840x2400.
Bumps the Mig-19 from my list
by
anticypher
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· Score: 4, Funny
9.2 megaPixel, up to 56 Hz refresh in a 22 inch LCD screen. Want!
This is now very high on my luxury wish list. When is the next IT bubble scheduled to happen again? I have to start my plan to get rich on other people's stupidity and greed so I can afford a system like this.
the AC
-- Hemos is like...sci-fi fans;he thinks technology is cool, but he hasn't bothered to understand the science it's based on
Great game engine
by
johnlcallaway
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Quake III: Using the Chromium software, we can play Quake III Arena at a resolution of 3840x2400 pixels.
Now, where is that money I was setting aside for my kids college education....
-- I rarely read replies, it's my opinion and if you thought about your opinion a little more, I'm OK with that.
Re:Bandwidth...
by
be-fan
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· Score: 5, Informative
Umm, just over 8 gigabits per second is nothing. That's about 1 GB/sec, and an 8x AGP (2 GB/sec) graphics adapter (Radeon 9700) would have no trouble handling that data rate. Besides, you don't have to pump *all* of that data over the AGP bus. You send only display lists and textures and whatnot over the AGP bus. The local graphics card (where the actual data rate would hit near 1 GB/sec) has (on a Radeon 9700) about 20 GB/sec of bandwidth.
-- A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
The death of the zoom tool
by
HawaiianMayan
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· Score: 5, Interesting
IBM brought one of these screens by Alias|Wavefront to show. The image detail is unbelievable.
In fact, you don't need a zoom tool on your paint program anymore,.. you just need a real magnifying glass sitting next to the monitor (IBM brought one), because it's showing much more detail than you can really see!
One thing it shows, though, is the need for vector-bases scalable interfaces... the default Windows UI was so tiny on that screen it was really hard to use!
Ummm and Sony have announced that IBM and Toshiba will be joining up to develop the architecture and processors for the Playstation 3.
The odds on these two pieces of work not being related have to be pretty slim. Its a pretty clear gameplan, XBOX2 is a "Windows Home Gateway", PS3 is a "Multimedia Home Gateway" that happens to be running linux.
-- An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
Which is why you use an LCD...
by
MosesJones
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· Score: 4, Informative
Films are 24Hz, but you don't worry about that, and using an LCD screen means that you don't get the blurring and flashing of a normal monitor.
-- An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
Slashdot Mirror
An article about the methods IBM used to cluster eight dual processor Linux workstations to provide the necessary graphics power.
Movies of Deep View in action.
9.2 megaPixel, up to 56 Hz refresh in a 22 inch LCD screen. Want!
This is now very high on my luxury wish list. When is the next IT bubble scheduled to happen again? I have to start my plan to get rich on other people's stupidity and greed so I can afford a system like this.
the AC
Hemos is like...sci-fi fans;he thinks technology is cool, but he hasn't bothered to understand the science it's based on
I rarely read replies, it's my opinion and if you thought about your opinion a little more, I'm OK with that.
Umm, just over 8 gigabits per second is nothing. That's about 1 GB/sec, and an 8x AGP (2 GB/sec) graphics adapter (Radeon 9700) would have no trouble handling that data rate. Besides, you don't have to pump *all* of that data over the AGP bus. You send only display lists and textures and whatnot over the AGP bus. The local graphics card (where the actual data rate would hit near 1 GB/sec) has (on a Radeon 9700) about 20 GB/sec of bandwidth.
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
IBM brought one of these screens by Alias|Wavefront to show. The image detail is unbelievable.
In fact, you don't need a zoom tool on your paint program anymore,.. you just need a real magnifying glass sitting next to the monitor (IBM brought one), because it's showing much more detail than you can really see!
One thing it shows, though, is the need for vector-bases scalable interfaces... the default Windows UI was so tiny on that screen it was really hard to use!
Ummm and Sony have announced that IBM and Toshiba will be joining up to develop the architecture and processors for the Playstation 3.
The odds on these two pieces of work not being related have to be pretty slim. Its a pretty clear gameplan, XBOX2 is a "Windows Home Gateway", PS3 is a "Multimedia Home Gateway" that happens to be running linux.
An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
Films are 24Hz, but you don't worry about that, and using an LCD screen means that you don't get the blurring and flashing of a normal monitor.
An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi