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Foil 16 Special Computer Resources

From Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Overview Kickoff Meeting at NPAC -- October 17,1995. by Geoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE

SGI Onyx SMP
  • 4 R4400 CPUs, 1MB secondary cache/CPU, 256 MB RAM
  • Reality Engine with two texture processors
  • 140 Mbit/s ATM interface, 20 GB+ disk space
ATM cluster
  • Two ASX-200 switches
  • 9 workstations ATM LAN
  • integrated with FDDI via LAX-20 (pending release of LAN Emulation software)
  • connection to RL and LSB operational
ISDN connectivity
  • Four dial-up lines connected via DigiBoard LAN bridges; operational
  • 8 lines ISDN dial up with CISCO router in procurement
VR displays
  • none at present; considered solution: ToshibaÕs Video Wall


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