[info-performer] SGI terminology

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From: Bram Stolk (bram++at++sara.nl)
Date: 09/08/2004 10:01:11

Hi there,

I'm a bit confused about SGI's terminology.
Can someone explain to me how these different technologies relate
to eachother:

-multipipe
-multipipe/sdk (which seems to be something different that simply an sdk
 for the aforementioned multipipe???)
-monster mode
-scalable graphics
-compositors

The reason I'm asking:
We have this onyx4, 8 pipes, 4 compositors, which we want to use
with vizserver.

I need maximum performance to drive a single-windowed volume vis app.
(volumizer based).

Do I deploy the the compositors for this, and do dynamic screen space
division? Would I need to cascade 3 compositors as 4->1 + 4->1 ===> 1 ?
Preferably I would do this without the compositors, as we use compositing
in stereo-mode for 4 cave screens.

Thanks,

  Bram 

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