NVIDIA programs their GPUs into the IKOS boxes and they run what is effectively a very large NV30 at very slow speeds. Very cool and very expensive.
When I was there a few years ago, they would sometimes hijack all the desktops in the company for more power. If I remember correctly, they would boot them into linux at night and make (slashdot cliche imminent!) a beowulf cluster!
I know that nvidia has the geforce2go mobile chip. Ati will probably come out with a new laptop chip as well. Those two are probably your best bet.
However, it does take a while to get a new video chip in a laptop because each individual model has to get certified (this is what nvidia told me). So, even though the nvidia chip is out now, it might still be another four months or so until you see it in action.
Now, if you have money, i would suggest this route - microatx. You can get some pretty sweet plastic cases that are very small, and decent motherboards from good manufacturers like Asus. Pair this up with a flatpanel and you'd have a trick gaming machine for sure.... if you're really into hacking you can mount the flatpanel in the side of the case, but you might need to get a slightly bigger case for that.
So, if you don't want to wait, go microatx. if you do, just keep your eyes open until a laptop with the gf2go comes out.
rattid,
the gf2 and the radeon both have very advanced hdtv decoding capabilities. There is still a need for a tuner which a separate company makes.
This is what i was told when I was at the pre-launch briefing for the geforce2 last spring. If you look on reference gf2's, you'll see a header that is designed to attach to a tuner breakout board.
hope this helps. i would have emailed it to you but there is no address listed.:)
Or at least, not right now anyways.... I'm sure that's the goal, but there are so many formats and the signals are so fast that the electronics work out to be rather expensive.
the moderation system is in desperate need of a rehaul. I have had this kind of thing happen to me many times...
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only to see it appear on the front page the next day. What is the deal with how the/. moderators are incredibly inconsistent? I understand that they are just people but still, some consistency on what/what not to post would be nice.
Look how much our lives have changed in the past four years - virtually everyone is on the net now compared to a relatively small percentage a few years ago. I would be willing to bet that people like me (who are just now graduating with an EE degree), who saw the trend a few years ago, will make that line go upwards.
The other thing that might have watered down that graph (pg 8) would be the popularity of computer science/computer engineering majors as of late. I bet if you added in all of those majors throughout the years, you'd see a steady upwards trend and perhaps a significant rise in the last few years.
Not to say the job market isnt great though:). There is still a great need for straight EE's.
Great education opportunity....
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...would be to double major in something like EE or CSE and quantum fizzicks. Has anyone ever done this? Were you successful in getting a job that related to both fields? I know that the two departments at my school (Univ. of Washington) would basically not cooperate to let me do this.
Maybe this cryptography application would be better suited to a math major - that might be easier to combine with a physics degree.
I was not saying that 3dfx invented this technology! I was saying that people are bitching about 'fair chances' when 3dfx has had more time in the industry. And all of the 'slam the little guy stuff' -- 3dfx has always had MORE employees than NVIDIA. I believe this is still true, by a good margin.
God.
obviously there is a method and apparatus registered inside of the patent. We, sometimes, do not have the ability to read the whole patent, only the abstract. It is much more specific than that, 'method and apparatus for accelerating the transfer of graphical images' only gives a 10000 ft. view of it.
True, I am an nvidia zealot, but i'm sick of hearing people talk smack about companies. Even when I ran my site (up 'til a couple days ago) I didnt ream 3dfx for making what I considered an inferior product. They make good products that a lot of people like.
Now, The other stuff - like the 'strongarm tactics' and the like - that's utter crap. believe me when I say I know half this company personally. I'm sick of companies getting bad press for normal business operations.
Suing someone who infringes upon a patent of yours is normal.
Deciding who can and can't get one of a limited supply of review boards is normal.
Not opening your drivers that completely rock and must have some special tweaks in them is normal. You don't want to expose your IP.
Maybe they don't want to open their drivers because they don't want to HAVE to patent every small method. If they did open their drivers, the other graphics companies could have a field day with their methods, unless they were granted small annoying patents for each part. Then everyone here would get irate AGAIN when NVIDIA sued over patented material. They can't win with a lot of you.
IMHO, everyone on both sides needs to chill. I work for a large chip company, everyone needs to chill about them too (realize that I am not speaking as a representative of this company).
As a consumer, just look forward to purchasing what you think is the best value. There's not a urgent need to get involved in the politics of it.
Fairly obvious patent? Then why don't you hold it, i have to ask?
3dfx had a jump on NVIDIA, time-wise, but NVIDIA managed to patent this technology first. True, I am a pro-nvidia guy all the way, but i think in this case their actions are totally justifiable.
The truth is, there are many things in their drivers' source code that they can't release. like opengl. that's not even theirs. also, it would be a stupid decision to release their proprietary code - graphics is a very tight industry. i do think they could open source the GPL module, but if they haven't rectified the situation within a reasonable amount of time, send me an email (it's up there) and i'll call a few guys there for you and everyone else. deal?:)
I was at NVIDIA a week and a half ago, and I talked to them about linux drivers. Please be patient with them, it'll turn out good in the end. Direct quotes from Tony Tamasi: (link)
"We [NVIDIA] take Linux seriously."
"Our Linux drivers are going to rock... Our Linux drivers will be as good or better than our Windows drivers."
I know many of you will probably just flame me, but I have a good relationship with many of these people - they're good people and they'll live up to their promises.
And don't forget the important part - they are supporting Linux.:)
but in order NOT to catch flak, what would have been an appropriate timing for Intel's announcement? because any time they would do it now would be 'after transmeta's announcement' and people would still be saying "Gee, Intel is stepping up the portable market." Get my point?
Seriously, I am really, REALLY into the crusoe - but I also love my intel hardware like nothing else. I would absolutely adore crusoe if transmeta would make a java VM layer.:) but i'm sure that's the general consensus.
Sorry, it might be a bit off-topic, but I just have to say that Dave is a great help to the UW group and the linux community in general. I'm glad he's finally getting some great recognition.
That's BS. The first glow from transmeta has faded. An example of 'timing the announcement' can be found when the geforce was announced. I was sitting, waiting to release my article on the 31st when I got word of a press release from S3 about the Savage2000 (this was on the 30th). Now that's timing to steal the glow.
In order to steal some light from transmeta, Intel would have done this within a couple days of the announcement, dont you think?
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NVIDIA programs their GPUs into the IKOS boxes and they run what is effectively a very large NV30 at very slow speeds. Very cool and very expensive.
When I was there a few years ago, they would sometimes hijack all the desktops in the company for more power. If I remember correctly, they would boot them into linux at night and make (slashdot cliche imminent!) a beowulf cluster!
-Greg Daly, formerly of riva extreme, aka
A couple things that are important to note about SiGe when I was talking to some colleagues today...
1. As far as I know, you can't make CMOS out of this stuff. This process makes BJTs (Bipolar Junction Transistors).
2. This is primarily for fiber optics, as they say.
Thanks for the info, i've been out of the loop and not keeping up ever since i stopped my website.
I would probably agree with pcgamer - hell, video in laptops has been crap for years.
is it available yet? do you know what line it's going in?
I know that nvidia has the geforce2go mobile chip. Ati will probably come out with a new laptop chip as well. Those two are probably your best bet.
However, it does take a while to get a new video chip in a laptop because each individual model has to get certified (this is what nvidia told me). So, even though the nvidia chip is out now, it might still be another four months or so until you see it in action.
Now, if you have money, i would suggest this route - microatx. You can get some pretty sweet plastic cases that are very small, and decent motherboards from good manufacturers like Asus. Pair this up with a flatpanel and you'd have a trick gaming machine for sure.... if you're really into hacking you can mount the flatpanel in the side of the case, but you might need to get a slightly bigger case for that.
So, if you don't want to wait, go microatx. if you do, just keep your eyes open until a laptop with the gf2go comes out.
rattid,
:)
the gf2 and the radeon both have very advanced hdtv decoding capabilities. There is still a need for a tuner which a separate company makes.
This is what i was told when I was at the pre-launch briefing for the geforce2 last spring. If you look on reference gf2's, you'll see a header that is designed to attach to a tuner breakout board.
hope this helps. i would have emailed it to you but there is no address listed.
Or at least, not right now anyways.... I'm sure that's the goal, but there are so many formats and the signals are so fast that the electronics work out to be rather expensive.
I was going to write the same thing, but you stated my thoughts beautifully.
the moderation system is in desperate need of a rehaul. I have had this kind of thing happen to me many times...
/. moderators are incredibly inconsistent? I understand that they are just people but still, some consistency on what/what not to post would be nice.
2001-01-15 17:00:18 The State of Internet Advertising (articles,internet) (rejected)
only to see it appear on the front page the next day. What is the deal with how the
Check out the DVD if you want to see Jenna Elfman get off on that fact. Heh.
Look how much our lives have changed in the past four years - virtually everyone is on the net now compared to a relatively small percentage a few years ago. I would be willing to bet that people like me (who are just now graduating with an EE degree), who saw the trend a few years ago, will make that line go upwards.
:). There is still a great need for straight EE's.
The other thing that might have watered down that graph (pg 8) would be the popularity of computer science/computer engineering majors as of late. I bet if you added in all of those majors throughout the years, you'd see a steady upwards trend and perhaps a significant rise in the last few years.
Not to say the job market isnt great though
...would be to double major in something like EE or CSE and quantum fizzicks. Has anyone ever done this? Were you successful in getting a job that related to both fields? I know that the two departments at my school (Univ. of Washington) would basically not cooperate to let me do this. Maybe this cryptography application would be better suited to a math major - that might be easier to combine with a physics degree.
I was not saying that 3dfx invented this technology! I was saying that people are bitching about 'fair chances' when 3dfx has had more time in the industry. And all of the 'slam the little guy stuff' -- 3dfx has always had MORE employees than NVIDIA. I believe this is still true, by a good margin.
I'm sorry that I misworded my statement this way.
God. obviously there is a method and apparatus registered inside of the patent. We, sometimes, do not have the ability to read the whole patent, only the abstract. It is much more specific than that, 'method and apparatus for accelerating the transfer of graphical images' only gives a 10000 ft. view of it.
True, I am an nvidia zealot, but i'm sick of hearing people talk smack about companies. Even when I ran my site (up 'til a couple days ago) I didnt ream 3dfx for making what I considered an inferior product. They make good products that a lot of people like.
Now, The other stuff - like the 'strongarm tactics' and the like - that's utter crap. believe me when I say I know half this company personally. I'm sick of companies getting bad press for normal business operations.
Suing someone who infringes upon a patent of yours is normal.
Deciding who can and can't get one of a limited supply of review boards is normal.
Not opening your drivers that completely rock and must have some special tweaks in them is normal. You don't want to expose your IP.
Maybe they don't want to open their drivers because they don't want to HAVE to patent every small method. If they did open their drivers, the other graphics companies could have a field day with their methods, unless they were granted small annoying patents for each part. Then everyone here would get irate AGAIN when NVIDIA sued over patented material. They can't win with a lot of you.
IMHO, everyone on both sides needs to chill. I work for a large chip company, everyone needs to chill about them too (realize that I am not speaking as a representative of this company).
As a consumer, just look forward to purchasing what you think is the best value. There's not a urgent need to get involved in the politics of it.
Right on, Temporal.
Fairly obvious patent? Then why don't you hold it, i have to ask?
3dfx had a jump on NVIDIA, time-wise, but NVIDIA managed to patent this technology first. True, I am a pro-nvidia guy all the way, but i think in this case their actions are totally justifiable.
Look at Alan Turing's plans, and modify them to make a mechanical SETI machine.
The truth is, there are many things in their drivers' source code that they can't release. like opengl. that's not even theirs. also, it would be a stupid decision to release their proprietary code - graphics is a very tight industry. :)
i do think they could open source the GPL module, but if they haven't rectified the situation within a reasonable amount of time, send me an email (it's up there) and i'll call a few guys there for you and everyone else.
deal?
I was at NVIDIA a week and a half ago, and I talked to them about linux drivers. Please be patient with them, it'll turn out good in the end. Direct quotes from Tony Tamasi: (link) I know many of you will probably just flame me, but I have a good relationship with many of these people - they're good people and they'll live up to their promises.
And don't forget the important part - they are supporting Linux.
wait for a bit. nvidia will come out with one soon.
;)
but in order NOT to catch flak, what would have been an appropriate timing for Intel's announcement? because any time they would do it now would be 'after transmeta's announcement' and people would still be saying "Gee, Intel is stepping up the portable market." Get my point?
Seriously, I am really, REALLY into the crusoe - but I also love my intel hardware like nothing else. I would absolutely adore crusoe if transmeta would make a java VM layer. :) but i'm sure that's the general consensus.
Sorry, it might be a bit off-topic, but I just have to say that Dave is a great help to the UW group and the linux community in general. I'm glad he's finally getting some great recognition.
Way to go Dave!
Actually, he had american citizenship. But being a cocky american, generally we consider any outsiders to be outsiders for life!
Take that, you blasted European Peoples!
In order to steal some light from transmeta, Intel would have done this within a couple days of the announcement, dont you think?
Burnt silicon smell and www.hardocp.com.
:)