Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!lethe!compus!cccan!entity From: entity@cccan.uucp (Cybernetworx) Subject: Re: Idea for a graphics board Message-ID: <1991Jun16.023045.2501@cccan.uucp> Keywords: 24 bit Organization: CCCAN References: <1991May28.191019.13406@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 91 02:30:45 GMT In article hassell@tramp.Colorado.EDU writes: >nygardm@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Michael T. Nygard) writes: > >[]Here's a description of my dream graphics board > >[i860 processor for anti-aliasing lines, fast 3d polygon renders, Goroud & Phong >[] shading. (64 bit busses.) >[] 4M memory for frame buffer & z-buffer >[] 1024x1024x24 resolution >[] 8 bit z-buffer > >[] Anybody know of such a beast, or anything similar. If not, I'll start doing >[] some designs. > >No not really. I suppose it would be nice. Hmm, am I the only person to have heard of the Innosphere graphics board for the amiga? If I recall properly, sometime about a year ago, a fellow posted up a message describing just such a board that he had been designing. I am positive I have the message buffered somewhere on my HD that gave full specs on the board. I do remember that it came with options to have either 1 or 2 i860's running in parallel. It supported 1280x1024x24 (?) and 1024x1024x32 (?). It did say that it performed at roughly 70 Mflops with 1 i860. Could render at 96 bits per pixel. Hmm, I'll have to dig it up...but has anyone else heard about this, or remember the post? At the time it was posted, I remember the guy said it wasn't completed but was almost finished. He also said price would be between $5000-$10000. I think the low end configuration came with 4 megs of ram, and also came in 8 and 32 meg versions. This is all from memory, and this *WAS* a long time ago, so there is a chance that some of my numbers/facts are wrong. -- __ __ /// \\\ /// UUCP: ...uunet!utai!mnetor!becker!cccan!entity CYBERNETWORX INET: entity@cccan.UUCP