Re: Onyx Infinite Reality vof's

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Javier Castellar (javier++at++sixty.asd.sgi.com)
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:11:20 -0700

There is not a video/frame buffer limitation in your case (with 2 RM6 you could
get three 1024x768 with 8 subsamples AA), the limitation is on the pixel fill,
this is why Parviz configured a 4 RM6 machine:

DC = 4

1024 x 2304 x 4 x 60 = 576 Mtexels/s ===> 4 RM6

( if your system is 60hz)

On Apr 26, 4:15pm, Bernard Leclerc wrote:
> Subject: Re: Onyx Infinite Reality vof's
> On Apr 26, 12:07pm, Parviz Parandeh wrote:
>
> > If you need more than 4 cpus you should look at onyx rack, onyx deskside
> > support 2-4 CPU's, 2 RM6 and DG-2 or DG-8, also three 1024x768_60 channels
> > with depth complexity of 4 requires more than 2 RM6
>
> Ok. Assume I limit myself to 4 CPUs, 2 RM6 and 1 DG-8 -- it's still a lot :)
> Are you telling me I can't have 4 sub-samples with three 1024x768_60
channels?
> If it's the case, then I have no anti-aliasing.
>
> Is it possible to use a smaller resolution (say 800x600_60) for the two side
> channels while keeping the center channel at 1024x768_60? And will this give
> enough depth for multi-sampling?
>
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