HP Professional AP500 Graphics: The Workstation Difference
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which should remain in software. Finally, key graphics interfaces -- both software and hardware -- are explored. This paper should increase understanding of workstation graphics and help in choosing graphics devices. Help us improve our technical communication. Let us know what you think about the - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 2
in black/white and color, and Compaq PC Card Solution logo are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows NT Server and Workstation, Microsoft SQL Server for Windows NT are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 3
of low cost, high-performance workstations that support the ELSA Gloria Synergy to fit together. It is a revolutionary approach for detecting many problems early in the design cycle. For example, if the Professional Workstation XP1000 with PowerStorm 300 graphics or Compaq Professional Workstation - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 4
, styling is as much an artistic endeavor as it is an engineering problem. Scientific visualization has been one of the driving forces in high-end Professional Workstations where shaded image performance is critical, the geometry accelerated PowerStorm 600 is the best choice. To effectively support - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 5
, makes using software implementations on extremely fast processors the best choice. Compaq's graphics provide support for both views. The Alpha processor in the Professional Workstation XP1000 is powerful enough to deliver application performance exceeding that of high-end geometry accelerator - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 6
Graphics: The Workstation Difference 6 256-color displays and 24-bit frame buffers directional, have "barn doors" (controls that allow screening the light, much like the flaps on professional theater lights), fall off with distance, have color, cast shadows, and other even more complex functions - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 7
combinations of "which graphics hardware goes on which workstation platform and supports which applications." OpenGL OpenGL is quite simple companies. The ARB is responsible for maintaining the OpenGL specification and for guiding the evolution of OpenGL in a public forum. Any changes to the OpenGL - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 8
. PCI Bus The PCI bus is a true industry standard. Unlike proprietary buses commonly used on traditional UNIX workstations, the PCI bus is used by many vendors, on many platforms, supporting many different processors and operating systems. Millions of PCI based systems from hundreds of companies are - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 9
bus is seldom a bottleneck for graphics on today's systems. The PCI bus supports multiple devices on a single bus. All of the devices share the bandwidth buses in a single system. This is done with the Professional Workstation SP100 and XP1000, which both offer two fully independent PCI buses, thus - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 10
Workstation Difference 10 The implementation of AGP as a point to point bus enables much of AGP's performance. By eliminating multiple devices on the bus, signal integrity problems Direct In Memory Execution of Textures. DIME texturing supports large textures, but has two significant costs compared - HP Professional AP500 | Graphics: The Workstation Difference - Page 11
of graphics hardware and the interface between graphics and the workstation. Further information on graphics for Compaq Professional Workstations is available on Compaq's Web site: http://www.compaq/products/workstations Graphics related information available from the Web site includes: Compaq
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Technology Brief
Help us improve our technical communication. Let us know what you think
about the technical information in this document. Your feedback is valuable
and will help us structure future communications. Please send your
comments to:
April 1999
0054-0499-A
Prepared by Workstation Division
Compaq Computer Corporation
Contents
Workstations and Graphics
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Graphics: The Total System
Approach
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Industry Standard Interfaces
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Graphics Hardware
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OpenGL
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AGP and PCI
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PCI Bus
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AGP
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Conclusion
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Graphics: The Workstation
Difference
Abstract:
Graphics are the most visible and most critical part of
workstations.
Focusing on 3D graphics, this paper explores the role
and importance of graphics and recommends graphics products for
specific needs.
A discussion of graphics implementation issues is included, which
examines when graphics operations make sense to implement in
hardware and which should remain in software.
Finally, key
graphics interfaces -- both software and hardware -- are explored.
This paper should increase understanding of workstation graphics
and help in choosing graphics devices.