From: "Johan Otterstrom" Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Draco (was Re: Why use an AMIGA anyway??!) Date: 29 Aug 97 17:33:38 -0500 Organization: A customer of Tele2 Message-ID: <1541.7180T1053T1906@mbox200.swipnet.se> References: <1471.7159T14T44@netcomuk.co.uk> <33eb5fb7.1208883557@news.aatech.com> <5t3p4n$ft2$1@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> <5t820r$6i2$2@flood.xnet.com> <740.7173T1089T971@online.no> <33FDC53F.4D27@NOSPAM.ford.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mn8.swip.net X-Newsreader: THOR 2.5 Elysium (Amiga;TCP/IP) Cache-Post-Path: mn8!s-41962@dialup169-1-33.swipnet.se Lines: 32 Path: 195.95.96.10!news.unisource.be!planetinternet.be!newsgate.unisource.nl!bullseye.news.demon.net!demon!news2.euro.net!netnews.com!howland.erols.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!129.240.148.41!nntp.uio.no!mn5.swip.net!news Dr. Peter Kittel Wrote 23-Aug-97 15:56:22 >In article <33FDC53F.4D27@NOSPAM.ford.com> Big Kahuna > writes: >> >>Um, the Draco uses the DEC Alpha chip and NOT the 603/604 - which has >>some implications on the future direction of the amiga platform . . . >I think you're wrong. As I heard it, that was the plan for some time, >but was dismissed for reasons unknown to me. There is currently no >other processor than the 060 for the Draco. All AFAIK. Dec discontinued the chip MacroSystem was planning to use, that's why there's no Dec Alpha accelerator. Another renderaccelerator board is beeing developed, there's no public info. on what chip this board is based on. DraCo is a Video Workstation and here the issue is to get as close to realtime renderings as possible. The accelerator could be based on any chip since it would only be used for lightning fast renderings, the 060 will still be used. The AmigaOS flies on an 060, what's needed is renderingspeed. The PowerUP boards will also only be used to speed up stuff like rendering, at least until there's a new/updated OS. I think a single PPC will be to slow for the task of fast renderings on a DraCo. A quick DSP may also be the ticket. Best regards Johan Otterstrom -- Orebro Videoreklam-DraCo/Casablanca/Amiga - In SWEDEN! -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.flevel.co.uk/videoking * THE ULTIMATE DraCo Site * mail: videoking@mbox200.swipnet.se * Arthur Wilkins Software *