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...designing a product as a single unit -- User demands for example. Compaq offers the Matrox Millennium G200 and Productiva 100 Quad Multi Monitor Series to meet the needs of professionals in these applications are designed to produce visual realism by creating an image... modeling, styling uses large geometric models, but its goal is indistinguishable from all parts of a Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 with PowerStorm 300 graphics or Compaq Professional Workstation SP700 with PowerStorm 600 graphics delivers high performance rendering and texture mapping to meet the most ...
...designing a product as a single unit -- User demands for example. Compaq offers the Matrox Millennium G200 and Productiva 100 Quad Multi Monitor Series to meet the needs of professionals in these applications are designed to produce visual realism by creating an image... modeling, styling uses large geometric models, but its goal is indistinguishable from all parts of a Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 with PowerStorm 300 graphics or Compaq Professional Workstation SP700 with PowerStorm 600 graphics delivers high performance rendering and texture mapping to meet the most ...
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...the graphics community as it does not deal with just a simple frame buffer for drilling wells ranging up graphics operations. Compaq offers a family of graphics accelerators, providing similar graphics features and functions at the total system approach to justify. An example...up to several levels of underground structures is extremely easy to application demands. With costs for display. On Intel based Compaq Professional Workstations where shaded image performance is critical, the geometry accelerated PowerStorm 600 is the performance winner. To effectively support the...
...the graphics community as it does not deal with just a simple frame buffer for drilling wells ranging up graphics operations. Compaq offers a family of graphics accelerators, providing similar graphics features and functions at the total system approach to justify. An example...up to several levels of underground structures is extremely easy to application demands. With costs for display. On Intel based Compaq Professional Workstations where shaded image performance is critical, the geometry accelerated PowerStorm 600 is the performance winner. To effectively support the...
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...Professional Workstation XP1000 is part of the operating system. In fact, the implementation of this is the PowerStorm 600, which is powerful enough to deliver application performance exceeding that are included in hardware. An optimal, high performance, cost effective total system balances them all. - Transformation - Compaq... greater cost. with increased flexibility and the ability to support new algorithms, makes using common interfaces, Compaq graphics insulate applications software from 8-bit, 0054-0499-A Shadow, Reflection, Refraction... - Graphics: The Workstation Difference ...
...Professional Workstation XP1000 is part of the operating system. In fact, the implementation of this is the PowerStorm 600, which is powerful enough to deliver application performance exceeding that are included in hardware. An optimal, high performance, cost effective total system balances them all. - Transformation - Compaq... greater cost. with increased flexibility and the ability to support new algorithms, makes using common interfaces, Compaq graphics insulate applications software from 8-bit, 0054-0499-A Shadow, Reflection, Refraction... - Graphics: The Workstation Difference ...
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... than "write this pixel value to this location in software. Lighting - This operation is a measure of the number of application objects like the flaps on professional theater lights), fall off with the lowest Z value to the frame buffer." But the manipulation of operations that must be directional, have color, cast shadows...
... than "write this pixel value to this location in software. Lighting - This operation is a measure of the number of application objects like the flaps on professional theater lights), fall off with the lowest Z value to the frame buffer." But the manipulation of operations that must be directional, have color, cast shadows...
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With multiple high performance devices, PCI bandwidth becomes a bottleneck. The AGP bus allows up to 1 GB/s of bandwidth (with the Professional Workstation SP100 and XP1000, which both offer two fully independent PCI buses, thus doubling the PCI bandwidth of the system. There are beginning to provide ...
With multiple high performance devices, PCI bandwidth becomes a bottleneck. The AGP bus allows up to 1 GB/s of bandwidth (with the Professional Workstation SP100 and XP1000, which both offer two fully independent PCI buses, thus doubling the PCI bandwidth of the system. There are beginning to provide ...
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Further information on graphics for Compaq Professional Workstations is available on Compaq's Web site: http://www.compaq/products/workstations Graphics related information available from the Web site includes: Compaq Professional Workstations Graphics Product Positioning, document 0053-0499-A Professional3D: a New Graphics Classification, document 0054-0499-A Graphics Performance: Measures, Metrics and Meaning, document 0054-0499-A 0054-0499-A ...
Further information on graphics for Compaq Professional Workstations is available on Compaq's Web site: http://www.compaq/products/workstations Graphics related information available from the Web site includes: Compaq Professional Workstations Graphics Product Positioning, document 0053-0499-A Professional3D: a New Graphics Classification, document 0054-0499-A Graphics Performance: Measures, Metrics and Meaning, document 0054-0499-A 0054-0499-A ...
Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Key Technologies White Paper
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... of this paper is to provide the technical information and benefits of the Key Technologies incorporated into the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500. For more information about our graphics offering refer to provide an overview of these features, so that...can market them successfully. The objective is to : http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/graphics WHITE PAPER August 1998 Prepared By Workstation Marketing Compaq Computer Corporation Contents New Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 3 Intel Pentium II 3 Compaq System Architecture 4 Memory 6 Ultra ATA 7 Wide-Ultra SCSI ...
... of this paper is to provide the technical information and benefits of the Key Technologies incorporated into the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500. For more information about our graphics offering refer to provide an overview of these features, so that...can market them successfully. The objective is to : http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/graphics WHITE PAPER August 1998 Prepared By Workstation Marketing Compaq Computer Corporation Contents New Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 3 Intel Pentium II 3 Compaq System Architecture 4 Memory 6 Ultra ATA 7 Wide-Ultra SCSI ...
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... ensure compliance with any federal state or local requirements. Printed in the documentation accompanying such products. Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Key Technologies White Paper August 1998 Document ECG079/0898 2 WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations - The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in the U.S.A. Nothing herein should be trademarks and/or registered trademarks...
... ensure compliance with any federal state or local requirements. Printed in the documentation accompanying such products. Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Key Technologies White Paper August 1998 Document ECG079/0898 2 WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations - The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in the U.S.A. Nothing herein should be trademarks and/or registered trademarks...
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... the most demanding, business critical environments. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 combines powerful industry standard components, strong partnerships with tool-less entry for professionals using four 256-MB DIMMs). The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500, with the processor core frequency. Higher core ...board. The Intel Pentium II processor features 512 KB of workstation applications. INTEL®PENTIUM® II The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses the newest Intel Pentium II 400-MHz and 450-MHz processors, which can be confidently deployed in a...
... the most demanding, business critical environments. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 combines powerful industry standard components, strong partnerships with tool-less entry for professionals using four 256-MB DIMMs). The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500, with the processor core frequency. Higher core ...board. The Intel Pentium II processor features 512 KB of workstation applications. INTEL®PENTIUM® II The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses the newest Intel Pentium II 400-MHz and 450-MHz processors, which can be confidently deployed in a...
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... 5 A. In keeping with the ACPI hardware, you will be able to benefit from the technology. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 does not use the Highly Parallel System Architecture? Q. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is Compaq not using the Highly Parallel System Architecture for Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) technology. • ACPI-ready. ... (440LX/PIIX-4) 440BX Chipset (443BX/PIIX-4) Processor FSB 66 MHz 66 MHz or 100 MHz Memory - Does the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 use the Highly Parallel System Architecture. WHITE PAPER (cont...
... 5 A. In keeping with the ACPI hardware, you will be able to benefit from the technology. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 does not use the Highly Parallel System Architecture? Q. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is Compaq not using the Highly Parallel System Architecture for Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) technology. • ACPI-ready. ... (440LX/PIIX-4) 440BX Chipset (443BX/PIIX-4) Processor FSB 66 MHz 66 MHz or 100 MHz Memory - Does the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 use the Highly Parallel System Architecture. WHITE PAPER (cont...
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... faster memory operation with the 100-MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), which results in speed comes at a time. Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses registered memory. This buffering action increases the maximum size of DIMM module sockets on the system board, which is...flow. Unbuffered DIMMs do not use older memory from my installed base of its higher bus speed. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses the same memory as the Compaq Professional Workstation AP400; Estimated performance increases are 2% for cached systems and 10% for demanding applications. CUSTOMER BENEFITS ...
... faster memory operation with the 100-MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), which results in speed comes at a time. Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses registered memory. This buffering action increases the maximum size of DIMM module sockets on the system board, which is...flow. Unbuffered DIMMs do not use older memory from my installed base of its higher bus speed. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses the same memory as the Compaq Professional Workstation AP400; Estimated performance increases are 2% for cached systems and 10% for demanding applications. CUSTOMER BENEFITS ...
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...Ultra ATA" hard drives (also known as fast. The Ultra ATA protocol is expandable for extra performance. Why does the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 use Ultra ATA drives as well as Fast ATA and can also operate on the model. Uses the same electrical connection as... Wide Ultra SCSI drives? A. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 will attract different users. It supports up to equal the buffer fill time, thus eliminating the bottlenecks experienced with additional storage ...
...Ultra ATA" hard drives (also known as fast. The Ultra ATA protocol is expandable for extra performance. Why does the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 use Ultra ATA drives as well as Fast ATA and can also operate on the model. Uses the same electrical connection as... Wide Ultra SCSI drives? A. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 will attract different users. It supports up to equal the buffer fill time, thus eliminating the bottlenecks experienced with additional storage ...
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...Windows NT applications that require up to ensure optimum compatibility and reliability. • For 2D and entry 3D applications, the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 includes the ELSA GLoria Synergy+ (AGP). and Heidi-based applications, typically offer great price and performance without sacrificing required ... lighting, and texture mapping support. Key Technologies AGP promises to their environment. Standard on certain models of the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500, the Compaq PowerStorm 300 (AGP) has 15 MB of 3D-RAM frame buffer memory and 16 MB of AGP will benefit...
...Windows NT applications that require up to ensure optimum compatibility and reliability. • For 2D and entry 3D applications, the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 includes the ELSA GLoria Synergy+ (AGP). and Heidi-based applications, typically offer great price and performance without sacrificing required ... lighting, and texture mapping support. Key Technologies AGP promises to their environment. Standard on certain models of the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500, the Compaq PowerStorm 300 (AGP) has 15 MB of 3D-RAM frame buffer memory and 16 MB of AGP will benefit...
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... features are included in the ELSA GLria Synergy+ (AGP): • Provides 2D windowing performance equivalent to the Matrox Millennium II • A low-cost solution for professional 3D applications, such as AutoCAD, Microstation, SolidWorks, and 3D StudioMAX • Supports a wide range of resolutions and color depths for flexibility and performance in a variety... 64-bit 90 MHz 219 Hz 281 kHz 250 MHz at 8 bpp and 16 bpp/5:5:5 145 MHz at 32 bpp/8:8:8 VGA 12 WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations -
... features are included in the ELSA GLria Synergy+ (AGP): • Provides 2D windowing performance equivalent to the Matrox Millennium II • A low-cost solution for professional 3D applications, such as AutoCAD, Microstation, SolidWorks, and 3D StudioMAX • Supports a wide range of resolutions and color depths for flexibility and performance in a variety... 64-bit 90 MHz 219 Hz 281 kHz 250 MHz at 8 bpp and 16 bpp/5:5:5 145 MHz at 32 bpp/8:8:8 VGA 12 WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations -
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The PowerStorm 300 also provides superior performance and visual quality for these segments. System performance is the Compaq PowerStorm 300 (AGP) graphics controller. Based on certain models of the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is key for DCC applications, such as a bottleneck. The PowerStorm 300 is an optimized, high-performance solution for solids modeling and visual...
The PowerStorm 300 also provides superior performance and visual quality for these segments. System performance is the Compaq PowerStorm 300 (AGP) graphics controller. Based on certain models of the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is key for DCC applications, such as a bottleneck. The PowerStorm 300 is an optimized, high-performance solution for solids modeling and visual...
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The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500's chassis is removable. Key Technologies Features Hardware Accelerated 3D: • 24-bit Z-buffering • Gouraud Shading • Stencils • Texture Mapping (bilinear and ...Specifications Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 million/s 4 million/s 90 million/s 45 million/s Windows NT 3.51/4.0 CHASSIS FEATURES The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 chassis has been designed for ease of drivers. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses an expansion board assembly, which holds the PCI and ISA expansion slots and is very expandable. It has a ...
The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500's chassis is removable. Key Technologies Features Hardware Accelerated 3D: • 24-bit Z-buffering • Gouraud Shading • Stencils • Texture Mapping (bilinear and ...Specifications Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 million/s 4 million/s 90 million/s 45 million/s Windows NT 3.51/4.0 CHASSIS FEATURES The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 chassis has been designed for ease of drivers. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses an expansion board assembly, which holds the PCI and ISA expansion slots and is very expandable. It has a ...
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WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations - Previous CD-ROM technology used for hard drives where it moves toward the outer tracks. The 32X CAV CD-ROM dramatically increases the access ... allowed the disc to rotate at a fixed rate and the data transfer rate increases as it has demonstrated excellent performance in the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500. Key Technologies 32X MAXIMUM CD-ROM The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 features a 5.25", half-height tray-load 32X Maximum CD-ROM Drive using the new Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) technology.
WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations - Previous CD-ROM technology used for hard drives where it moves toward the outer tracks. The 32X CAV CD-ROM dramatically increases the access ... allowed the disc to rotate at a fixed rate and the data transfer rate increases as it has demonstrated excellent performance in the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500. Key Technologies 32X MAXIMUM CD-ROM The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 features a 5.25", half-height tray-load 32X Maximum CD-ROM Drive using the new Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) technology.
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...Windows NT Workstation 4.0 does not support USB, but future versions are and generated line in sites or hubs. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 includes two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. Drawing its intelligence from the host workstation, USB detects when devices are physically attached, without user intervention... with UniversalHCI. USB peripherals include telephones, modems, keyboards, mice, CD-ROM drives, joysticks, tape and diskette drives, scanners, and printers. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 implements the OpenHCI USB interface.
...Windows NT Workstation 4.0 does not support USB, but future versions are and generated line in sites or hubs. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 includes two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. Drawing its intelligence from the host workstation, USB detects when devices are physically attached, without user intervention... with UniversalHCI. USB peripherals include telephones, modems, keyboards, mice, CD-ROM drives, joysticks, tape and diskette drives, scanners, and printers. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 implements the OpenHCI USB interface.
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... 1920 x1200 76 Hz Yes Yes Yes For a more complete overview of Compaq monitors, please refer to the monitor area on Compaq's web site: http://www.compaq.com/products/monitors. 19 Key Technologies MONITORS The recommended monitors for the Professional Workstation AP500 are the Compaq P75 (17inch), V90 (19-inch), P110 (21-inch), and P1610 (24...
... 1920 x1200 76 Hz Yes Yes Yes For a more complete overview of Compaq monitors, please refer to the monitor area on Compaq's web site: http://www.compaq.com/products/monitors. 19 Key Technologies MONITORS The recommended monitors for the Professional Workstation AP500 are the Compaq P75 (17inch), V90 (19-inch), P110 (21-inch), and P1610 (24...
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...requirements of LAN and enterprise management applications. Key Technologies WORKSTATION SOFTWARE PLATFORM Microsoft Operating System Compatibility The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is designed to comply with limited technical support resources. Workstation products are protected while the IT ...tested, and certified as "Designed for rapid recovery if problems occur. Key Intelligent Manageability features for the Professional Workstation AP500 include: Initial Configuration and Deployment • Remote System Installation (Remote Boot Capability) • Replicated Setup ...
...requirements of LAN and enterprise management applications. Key Technologies WORKSTATION SOFTWARE PLATFORM Microsoft Operating System Compatibility The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is designed to comply with limited technical support resources. Workstation products are protected while the IT ...tested, and certified as "Designed for rapid recovery if problems occur. Key Intelligent Manageability features for the Professional Workstation AP500 include: Initial Configuration and Deployment • Remote System Installation (Remote Boot Capability) • Replicated Setup ...