13 Apr
2004
13 Apr
'04
5:09 a.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Tuesday 13 April 2004 03:06, Torquil MacCorkle, III
wrote:
As I recall Dr. Clarks "geometry engine" was early '80s. I remember
watching VTI video tapes in 1983/4 where he talked about the graphics
pipeline. That chip went into the first SGI workstations (which were,
as I recall 68000 based, probably 68010 or 68020) and powers the "flight
simulator".
I believe there were multiple versions of the simulator, with the later
ones allowing two machine to connect over ethernet and dogfight.
-brad
Does anyone have more information about the first
SGI machines? I
know they made m68k before the R2000. Anyone actually have one or
have more information about SGIs 1980s (not 70s I presume?) history?
Well, since the Mot 68k didn't exist in the 70s (unlike the 6800), yes,
it would have been the 80s. :) Other than that, I'm not of much help
however.