TITLE		: WARP SPEED
AUTHOR		: ?? E-Mail
DATE		: 26/02/94
                             


"US  Cybernetics, Inc.  is pleased to announce the world's fastest and most
advanced  computing environment for personal computers.  The WARP SYSTEM is
based   on   high-   performance   parallel   RISC  processors  and  brings
super-computing levels of power to the Commodore Amiga series.

"The  WARP  System,  in its simplest form, is a highly flexible, TRANSPUTER
based   multi-purpose  Peripheral  Processing  system.   The  system  is  a
full-blown  RISC  based  accelerator with unrestricted expansion options in
terms of power (MIPS/MFLOPS) and user memory space.  the system operates in
REAL  Parallel Processing mode, this means on-chip multi-tasking and direct
chip-to-chip multi-processing networks.  the WARP System utilizes the Inmos
transputer  processors  (the  T805  and the brand new T9000).  Unlike other
RISC  based  processors  (e.g.   R4400  and DEC Alpha) the Inmos transputer
chips have been designed for direct chip-to-chip communications without the
need  for expensive and slo glue logic or shared memory space, resulting in
the  most  efficient  hardware  configuration  possible  in  terms  of  raw
processing speeds and systems expansion.

"The WARP System provides unlimited horsepower and response time to support
today's  advanced  software  applications  that  do  not  ever seem to have
processing power.  The system is ideally suited to speed up ray tracing and
graphics processing applications, but can be applied to almost anything due
to  the  seamless  interface  between the Amiga and transputer sides.  This
means  that  not  only  a ray tracer's rendering will benefit, but also all
parts of the program, such as the modelling user interface.

"The  WARP  System  consists  of  a  'baseboard',  which  contains a single
processor  and  slots  for two additional processors.  More importantly, it
has  a high-speed processor bus network connector that allows connection of
multiple external boxes with many processors.

"There  are two baseboard versions that make up the WARP System:  The Level
1 board is the entry level system and carries a 30MHz Inmos T805 (30 MIPS /
4.3  MFLOPS)  control processor.  The Level 2 board is a professional level
board  and will carry a 200 MPIPS / 50 MFLOPS T9000 processor.  both boards
fit in any Amiga with Zorro II or III slots.

"Each  board  can  accept up to 2 additional processors on board.  Multiple
base  boards  can  be  installed  in an Amiga and they will act as a single
environment.  The network connector on baseboards also allows connection to
external  boxes  with  as  many processors as you like.  It allows multiple
Amigas to connect to each other and/or to external boxes.

"The  network  bus allows each processor to act either individually or as a
team-player.   The  bus  also  has  support  for future non-processor based
modules such as SCSI-II controllers, DSP modules, display modules, etc.

"The  WARP OS automatically detects all processors connected to network and
provides  full  user  control  in determining how the individual processing
power  is  utilized  (1  processor  per task, multiple processors per task,
entire network for a task, etc.).

"The  WARP development System is based on a Parallel C compiler Toolset for
the  Amiga,  which  allows user software to be developed to run directly on
the  WARP  System.   this  is  available for delivery now to any developers
interested in porting their software over to the WARP System.  Our software
technical  support  team is ready to assist developers in any way possible.
In our experience, porting an application written in C is fast and painless
(4 - 8 weeks at most!).

The WARP System will be on display at U.S.  Cybernetics' stand at the World
of  Commodore  show  being  held in Pasedena, California, September 10th to
12th.   U.S.  Cybernetics will be announcing the list of Amiga applications
currently being ported to run on the WARP System soon.  Prices for the WARP
System series of products will be released next week.

"The  WARP  System will be available at your local dealer early 1994!  Join
the revolution in computer POWER!

VistaPro  is  one  of  the  graphics  programs which is being ported to the
transputer.   It  is  being  designed  so  as  to take advantage of as many
tranputers there are available.  VistaPro Warp will be marketed by Chaocity
with a licence from Virtual Reality Labs, Inc."

So there you are.  Imagine a board with 3 T9000 processors in...  600 MIPS,
150+MFLOPS.    ON  ONE  BOARD....   Imagine  having  5  in  your  Amiga....
3000MIPS,  750+  MFOPS.   Imagine having two or three such Amigas, with one
card  in  each  linking  to another Amiga...  15000 MIPS!!!!  And then each
remaining  card  linking  to an external box holding 5 more cards.....  the
maths  gets crazy at this point!!!  Your are talking mainframe power at the
least...  roll over and play dead Sun....  Screamer doesn't even get a look
in, and we have left the DEC Alpha and Pentium way, Way, WAY behind!!!

So  will  it  appear?   Well,  if I remember right, Khalid did once make an
Amiga  portable from an A500 and A C64SX case and monitor, so his technical
skills  are  pretty  OK...   and he LOVES the Amiga....  Roll over and play
dead  GVP...   the entry level board is $800...  even at a £1:$1 it will be
only £800 UKP, and the G-Force 040 33MHz is about £1200 UKP....