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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend)
Subject: parallel graphics for the 'miga (was Re: Molec3D
Message-ID: <1991Jun22.213629.9845@menudo.uh.edu>
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Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1991 21:36:29 GMT

In article <20882@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> rblewitt@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Richard Blewitt) writes:
>Getting back to the Amiga, a few multiprocessing boards
>stuffed in Zorro III slots,  along with a 34020 graphics board setup
>could make on hell of a killer modeling workstation, for a mere
>$25-30K.


Here's a list sent to me by a fellow amigan:

>From: BOATWRIGH@vax.lse.ac.uk
>Subject: Transputers -At last the info
>
> Well here at last is the information I've been able to find on TRANSPuters
>and Graphics software on them:
>
>Producer:	SANG Computersysteme Gmbh
>			Am Wuennesberg 13
>			D - 4300 Essen 1
>			Germany
>			Tel: (Germany)-
>
>
>201 / 7101191
>Products:	MEGA-Link-Interface
>	For:		zorro II Slots 
>	Function:	This is the interface that is required to connect the SANG
>			Transputer-boards to the amiga. Besides the actual
>
>			Hardware it also has softtware on board to make the
>			usage of the transputers possible from the AMIGA.
>			(Please excuse the awful english, but I'm translating
>			all these messages as I type from german)
>Price:		DM: 400.-
>			(At time of print March 90)
>
>
>Product:	MEGA-Link01- plus
>For:		Zorro II Slot
>NOTE:		MEGA-Link-Interface required!
>Function:	This board comes with four T800-Processors with
>				(each with) 1 - 8 MB RAM per piece (Transputer chip)
>			(oops!) As with all other MEGA-Link boards this
>			board can be expanded with an arbitrary number of
>			other boards (and hence Transputers), Leading
>			to increadible performance
>Price:		DM 13600.-  - 44000.-
>			(Exchange rate $ for DM is about 1.5DM per $)
>
>Product:	MEGA-Link02
>For:		Zorro II
>			MEGA-Link-Interface required
>Function:	Transputer board with one T425/T800 processor
>			with a maximum of 8MByte of RAM. 
>			Also on board is a Colour video controler
>			working at 110 MHz and capable of 16,7 Mio.
>			Colours (at once). The controler has a port
>			for a Framegrabber or a U-Matic-Videomachine.
>			Multiple boards can be linked up in parallel
>			to increase processing power. Main application
>			area of this board it the graphics area.
>Price:		DM 8000.- - 11200.-
>
>Product:	MEGA-Link03
>For:		Zorro II
>			MEGA-Link -interface
>Function:	Data as Mega-Link01 plus but with one T425/T800
>			having upto 32MByte RAM.
>Price:		DM 4000.- - 37000.-
>
>
>FIRM:		X-PERT
>Product:	Avalon
>General info:	The avalon harware ranges from models for the
>			A500 to highlyintegrated transputer boards for
>			the A3000. The following software can be 
>			purchased from X-pert supporting these boards:
>			-TRANSPUTER-ASSEMBLER with an AMIGA specifie
>						set of Commands and LIBRARIES
>			-PARALLEL-C Compiler
>			-HELIOS (Operating System for transputers)
>			*PLUS*
>			-THE INMOS development system
>			*RAYTRACING*:
>			-MIRANIM
>			-MARASHADING
>			-SABRINA
>			(all support AVALON)
>			It is recomended that the AVALON hardware
>			be used in conjunction with the VISIONA 
>			Graphics boards to achieve best results.
>
>			All boards have a HIGH-SPEEDLINK-TRANSFER
>			with a transfer rate of 1MByte plus.
>			There are five boards in the AVALON
>			series:
>
>Product:	AVALON Junior
>For:			A500
>Function:	One T800
>			(i think)
>			With up to 8MByte of memory.
>
>Product:	ALALON T1
>For:		Zorro II and Zorro II slots
>Function:		(no description in book)
>
>Product:	AVALON T4
>For:		Zorro II and Zorro III slots
>Function:	Up to 4 T800 each with up to
>			4MByte RAM
>
>Product:	AVALON M64
>For:		Zorro II and Zorro II
>								Zorro IIII
>(sorry I mean of course Zorro III)
>Function:	AS T1 I think but with 64MByte also
>			as T4
>
>Product:	AVALON MODULAR
>For:		Zooro II and ZorroIII
>Function:	High-Flexibility by using and choosing
>			the modules to suit your application.
>			Improve you transputer board by upgrading
>			with such modules as single transputers
>			or cache memory or interfaces.
>			AVALON MODULAR is compatible to the nuw
>			(new) INMOS standard B008. This means
>				that up to 10 T800's can be placed on
>			a single Board.
>MODULES:		T800	with 1MB DRAM
>			T800	with 4MB DRAM
>			T800	with 8MB DRAM
>			T800	with 128KB no wait-state SRAM
>			T800	with 1MB no wait-state SRAM
>			T800	with 2MB no wait-state SRAM
>			T800	with 2MB DRAM and 32KB no wait-state SRAM
>								(double module width)
>			T800	with 4MB DRAM and 128Kb n.w-s. SRAM
>						(double module-width)
>			T801	with 160kb n.w-s SRAM (double
>								module width)
>
>Hope this helps you, unfortunatly I have no prices dfor the XPert equipment so heres
>the address so you can find out for yourself:
>			XPert Computer Services GmbH
>				Weiherwiese 27
>				D - 6270 Idstein
>				Germany
>			Tel:	(Germany) 6126-8809/3056
>			Fax:	(Germany) 6126/54922
>
>And from the 1.1.91:
>				Xpert Computer Services G,mbH
>				HighTech-Zentrum
>				(Moosfeld)
>				Schatzbogen 56-58
>				8000 Muenchen 82\
>				(Germany)
>
>
>FIRM:	Binaerdesign Computer-Grafik (Germany)
>Address:	Binaerdesign Computer-Grafik
>		Am Sanderring 22
>		D - 8700 Wuertzburg
>		(Germany)
>Tel:		(Germany) - 931-18540
>Fax:		(Germany) - 931-13222
>NB:		All prices incl. 14% vat 
>		(All the prices I've alreay quoted also include 14%vat)
>
>Product:	Amiga Transputer Workstation
>		10 MIPS
>		+ 1.5 MFlops pro 20Mhz T800 Transputer
>		Internaly expandable with up to 5 T800's
>		Up to 1280 * 1024 in 256 Colours and 800*900 in 16.7mil
>		Unix-Like OS HeliOS. (Multitasking)
>		X-Windows type interface available
>		Transputers run parallel and can be also used seperatly
>
>Price:		On inquiry depending on expansion.
>
>Product:	Transputer Software
>Program:	Sabrina
>		3D modeling in 16.7 million colours
>		Support of multiple transputers
>		Output in pal res.or in 8000*8000 (slides)
>
>Program:	Miranim
>		Script-Orienteted Animation system
>		(script graphicsl)
>		Sehr complex animations, films and simulations possible.
>		Expandible with the language Cinemira-2
>		Includes Sabrina dor 3D modeling.
>		VLAN compatible control of single frame video recorders.
>
>Display:	Output or 24Bit Amiga Graphics (TurboSilver, Sculpt3D,
>		DigiView, TIFF, TGA, Miranim, 3DProfessional, Calgari,...)
>		VLAN compatibility as above. Export in IFF TGA and Miranim
>		formats.
>
>Prices:		SABRINA	-	DM 3498.00
>		MIRANIM	-	DM 19398.00pf
>		DISPLAY	-	DM 998.00pf
>
>Products:	Amiga-Computer Graphic Software
>
>Program:	Caligari Professional		DM 3998.00pf
>Program:	3D Professional			DM 998.00pf
>Program:	Painter 3D			DM 239.00pf
>
>Products:	Amiga Computer-Grafik hardware
>Product:	24Bit Transputer-Graphic board 800*600 DM 8500.00pf
>Product:	MICROWAY FlickerFixer			DM 948.00pf
>Product:	Genlock Option for FlickerFixer		DM 178.00pf
>Product:	GVP Turboboard 68030/68882 28MHz, 4MB	DM 4498.00pf
>Product:	GVP SCSI Harddisk and controller	????????
>produc
>Product:	Optical-Changable Disk (up to 650MB)	DM 9998.00pf\
>Product:	Network Ethernet startkit for 2 Amiga's	DM 2498.00pf
>Product:	Complete graphic systems in all configurations required
>		available.
>
>VIDEO SYSTEMS
>Product:	Single Picture Recording System		from DM 22998.00pf
>		JVC Professional S (VHS S-VHS) Edicorder BRS 811S
>		VLAN interface and control
>		Software for MS-Dos and AMIGA systems available.
>		(for the Transputers)
>Product:	Videocomp Hardware
>		G100 Component Genlock	
>		Videobus - modular Videointerface
>		DVE 10 A new video processing system for the Amiga system
>		with a Digitiser, Genlock, and Videomixer.
>Price:		DM 2998.00pf
>
>Product:	Videomedia Video-Cut and control systems
>		VLAN systems for Video editing and productioncontrol
>
>Product:	JVC Professional Videosysteme
>		Professional-S Recorders and Cameras
>		MII Components, Recorders and Cameras
>		Videomixers and Effectsystems
>		(No prices given)
>
>S E R V I C E S 
>	Computer graphics and animations (to specs)
>	DTP and advertising agence.
>	Single pictur
>	Single frame recording service for animations.
>
>
>
>
>Hope this helps you even more, Id love to buy all of these but can afford them
>All the best,
>	Niall
>	(npd@doc.ic.ac.uk)
>
--
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