Abstract :
The merging of reduced-instruction-set computers (RISC), parallel processing, compiler techniques, graphics and bus technologies, and custom integrated circuits into a new class of computer, variously called the graphics supercomputer, the super graphics workstation, the graphics supercomputing workstation, the 3-D super workstation, or the personal supercomputer, is discussed. The characteristics and capabilities of machines from different manufacturers are summarized.<>
Keywords :
computer graphic equipment; parallel processing; program compilers; reduced instruction set computing; workstations; 3-D super workstation; RISC; compiler techniques; custom integrated circuits; graphics supercomputer; graphics supercomputing workstation; parallel processing; personal supercomputer; reduced-instruction-set computers; super graphics workstation; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer graphics; Concurrent computing; Integrated circuit technology; Manufacturing; Merging; Parallel processing; Reduced instruction set computing; Supercomputers; Workstations;
