These pages contain collected experiences and comment on SGIs Power Series (including Crimson) and Onyx1/2 RealityEngine/InfiniteReality machines. Sadly the glory days of well-engineered, reliable machines seem to be coming to and end and we now have Linux Workstations (with ATI and NVidia boards) working off an Origin2000 server (we still have an Onyx2 IR2 deskside but everything else is history). Our main purpose for all these machines is the design and implementation of spatial decision support systems. SDSS (our definition) allow scientists and decision makers to realistically visualize and model spatial phenomena. Current terrestrial applications use data layers from geographic information systems and environmental modelling programs with the user being able to (a) visualize data layers on a terrain surface and (b) adjust and observe environmental modelling processes. Current development is intended to expand the domain of this system to 3-dimensional volumentric phenomena from both marine and terrestrial applications.
 
 

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Crimson/Power Series RealityEngine Info
Onyx RealityEngine2 & InfiniteReality Info