Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 14:52:27 +0000 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@star-gate.com> To: Brian Tao <taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw> Cc: Hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: motif... Message-ID: <199504101452.OAA06477@star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 10 Apr 1995 23:53:01 %2B0800." <Pine.BSI.3.91.950410234836.13155B-100000@aries.ibms.sinica.edu.tw>
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>>> Brian Tao said: > On Mon, 10 Apr 1995, Mark J. Taylor wrote: > > > > Yep. Amazing how much faster it runs on a machine with proper > graphics hardware. :) I really, really want to see this ported to > FreeBSD. We should probably look at the rest of the U of Mn Geometry > Center software too. They've got some neat stuff there. > Yeap, it would be nice to have 3D support for FreeBSD, perhaps someone could contact Martin Marietta to see about the availability of a PC card based on their chipset :) Amancio --------------------start-rendering ---------------------------- Lockheed Martin 3D Graphics Accelerator offers real-time PC visual system performance. Bethesda Maryland, March 20- Lockheed Martin announced today it is entering the 3D graphics PC market with a high-performance chip set based on real-time computer image generation technology that gives a combination of dynamic response and realism previously available only on dedicated graphics workstations and high end custom image generators. The Real3D(tm) brand name will be applied to a series of commercial and consumer computer graphics products. The first product, R3D/100, is a graphics accelerator that provides high throughput, high realism and sustained real-time 3D graphics response. Key performance attributes of the chip set include an embedded 100 MFLOPS geometry processor, pixel write rates of up to 33 million pixels per second, up to 750k polygons per second, line processing up to 1.5 million per second, and provides up to 192 color texture maps (128x128 mipmapped) in real-time. This performance eliminates the jerky visual movement found in graphics products that operate at less-than-real-time rates. "Real3D(tm) products set a new price performance standard in such areas as architectural and computer-aided design, object modeling, gameware development, simulation and real-time visualization," said John Lenyo, Commercial Visual Systems Business Development Director for Lockheed Martin Information Systems Co. "Systems running Real-3D-based boards will be able to function as supercharged graphics accelerators that run 3D graphics applications in real-time." The new product is an outgrowth of Lockheed Martin's proprietary computer graphics technology previously used in high performance military simulation, engineering research and training applications first developed for astronaut training and military flight simulators. The company has invested more that $200 million in research and development in this product area and owns more than 40 related patents in the field. Lenyo attributes much of the development success of the new commercial PC product to experience gained in a highly successful adjacent application developed for Sega Enterprises, Ltd - the Model 2 Computer Graphics System. Model 2 is the host hardware platform for Sega's latest generation of high performance arcade games. First released in February 1994, Sega has shipped over 33,000 Model 2-based arcade games such as the top-selling Daytona USA(tm), Desert Tank(tm), Virtua Cop(tm), Virtua Fighter II(tm), and virtual reality theme park ride system, VR-1(tm). Lockheed Martin's R3D/100 chip set provides faster processing through its patented hardware design which incorporates geometry processing, rasterization and texture mapping. The R3D/100 embedded floating point geometry processor removes significant processing burden from the host CPU. The patented texture processor applies color mipmapped texture to polygons in true 3D corrected perspective. Designed as a true polygon processor with texture processing and scaleable texture memory from the outset, the R3D/100 chip set includes dedicated hardware acceleration of mipmapped texturing that provides continuous high fidelity image quality. This chip set simulates spotlights, fog and realistic curved surfaces. Additionally, improved image quality is provided with multi-pass anti-aliasing. The R3D/100 chip set directly interfaces with Microsoft 3D/DDI and supports all 3D/DDI-compliant APIs, such as OpenGL(tm) and comes with device driver software and a device driver kit. Lockheed Martin is a highly diversified $23 billion advanced technology company with core markets in defense, commercial, civil government, energy and international markets. Additional Info: www http://www.mmc.com/real3d/ email real3d@mmc.com voice 800 393 7730 fax 407 826 3358 -- Darren Metcalfe downinit@teleport.com -------------stop-rendering ------------------------------------
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