#Accelerator Cards
25-Jan-92 02:29:05
Sb: #19386-#Accelerator Cards
Fm: Lee DeWitt 73577,2202
To: Steven D. Kapplin 70055,1021
When you say that mapping the ROM to RAM speeds up the graphics primitives,
how valuable would this be to an application such as 3D modeling or ray
tracing? I would imagine those programs spend most of ttheir time
calculating although I've noticed that some complex wireframe shapes take a
while to redraw. Would remapping have a serious improvement here.
Thanks for your help. I'll probably get a 25 MZ 68030 first and then add
in the 32 bit RAM if it seems worth it. I'm undecided about whether I need
the MMU or not. Since it probably can't be added later I suppose it makes
sense to get a card with it. Or maybe not. I'll have to think about it.
Probably just the improved processor is all I'll really need.
Thanks again Lee