Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ncis.llnl.gov!ncis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!purdue!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bass.cis.ohio-state.edu!gaynor From: gaynor@bass.cis.ohio-state.edu (james e. gaynor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Image Processing Hardware Message-ID: <31642@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 18 Jan 89 00:40:15 GMT References: <4XogSOy00VoHI9NoZH@andrew.cmu.edu> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: james e. gaynor Organization: Ohio State University Computer and Information Science Lines: 36 In article <4XogSOy00VoHI9NoZH@andrew.cmu.edu> ak10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andrew Joseph Kompanek) writes: > > Does anyone know if there is any (real time) image processing hardware >available for the Amiga that supports convolution, "bit stream math", real-time >digitization (with acceptable resolution (i.e., clarity) for high level >image processing), real-time histogramming, Region-of-Interest extraction, >etc... The only thing closely approaching what you want is NewTek's infamous Video Toaster, which is still in development, and is anxiously awaited by all. See the recent AmigaWorld for a good article on it. >It seems to me that the Amiga would make a great (read, low-cost) Unix >graphics workstation. If Commodore would really like to compete with >the Apple's Mac II (not to mention all the /386 machines out there) Unix is >the key. It's time to accept the fact that Unix is going to become the OS >of choice on microcomputers. > >By the way, are gripes about the Amiga on this bulletin board likely to reach receptive ears? > >- Drew (ARPA: ak10+@andrew.cmu.edu) Yeah, the Amiga has the potential to do the things you say, let's hope someone in hardware/software land is listening. I don't think UNIX will become the home standard (not puppy-dog friendly enough). And yes, gripes and praise alike get heard around here... _____________________________________________________________________________ : Jim Gaynor..."The Vampire Lestat" Internet: gaynor@cis.ohio-state.edu : : "Success lies in acheiving the top of the food chain." - Jubal Harshaw : : My opinions are utterly and totally mine and are probably copywritten, too. : : "Welcome to the Ohio State University... oops, THE Ohio State University." : -=- _____________________________________________________________________________ : Jim Gaynor..."The Vampire Lestat" Internet: gaynor@cis.ohio-state.edu : : "Success lies in achieving the top of the food chain." - Jubal Harshaw : : My opinions are utterly and totally mine and are probably copywritten, too. :