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From: jrg@Apple.COM (John R. Galloway)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: to graphics processor or not to graphics processor
Keywords: graphics processor
Message-ID: <29232@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Apr 89 02:27:35 GMT
References: <28930@apple.Apple.COM> <130@dg.dg.com>
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Organization: Galloway Research
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In article <130@dg.dg.com> rec@dg.UUCP (Robert Cousins) writes:
>In article <28930@apple.Apple.COM> jrg@Apple.COM (John R. Galloway) writes:
>>  Now I see there is another example.  The Data General Maverick 88000 based
>>workstation uses an NEC 72120 (whatever that is) for mono and a custom
>>gate array (whatever_that_is**2) for color.  Any DG engineers out there who
>>would like to discuss why they chose to do so?  
>>
>Yes, we choose to use graphics coprocessors on our AViiON line of workstations
>for several reasons:
..parallel operations and price/performance cited, but no data given...
>
>Department Manager, 
>Workstation Development,
>Data General Corporation
>Robert Cousins

Could you describe what operations the NEC and gate array perform?  What
is the degree of overlap, overhaed of the synchroniztion, etc.  i.e. tell us
how it works and give some data.  thanks!  (does AViiON have some neumonic
significance or something? (i.e. the case differnece)
apple!jrg	John R. Galloway, Jr.       contract programmer, San Jose, Ca

These are my views, NOT Apple's, I am a GUEST here, not an employee!!