A Multi-Processor Workstation with a Logic-Enhanced Distributed Frame Buffer
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A graphics workstation should offer both a wide variety of 20 and 3D real time display functions as well as a programmable parallel-processing capacity for large processing tasks. A system concept is proposed that meets these require ments by offering a multi-processor configuration with general-purpose pro grammable processors, enhanced with specific logic that can perform for each node a large number of simple pixel operations in parallel.
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