Graphics workstations: a European perspective

Author

Robinson, Ken ; Martin, Mark ; Mehl, Max ; Davison, Allan ; Drake, Kieron ; Slater, Mel

Author_Institution

Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK

Volume

11

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

91

Lastpage

103

Abstract

Two European projects-the Euroworkstation and Spirit-aimed at producing the next generation of multiprocessor, high-performance, extensible workstations are discussed. The goal is to compete with US products currently dominating the market. The two projects also aim to satisfy various levels of graphics performance: flight simulators that render scenes at interactive rates, various forms of animation, and high-quality, static scene rendering. The architecture, hardware and software of each approach are examined.<>

Keywords

computer animation; engineering graphics; multiprocessing systems; research initiatives; workstations; ESPRIT; EWS; European perspective; European projects; Euroworkstation; Spirit; US products; animation; architecture; extensible workstations; flight simulators; graphics performance; graphics workstations; hardware; interactive rates; market; multiprocessor; software; static scene rendering; Carbon capture and storage; Computer graphics; Coprocessors; Hardware; Laboratories; Layout; Operating systems; Rendering (computer graphics); Software standards; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.75595

Filename

75595