Objective The SPECTRE project aims to produce a multimedia graphics system that gives users the ability to create and edit 3-D images. The system will be usable either free-standing or within a local area network (LAN), where it will provide an authoring facility from any of the multimedia workstations.TR7000 is a complete computer system, equipped with powerful office tools, relational database management systems (RDBMS) and communications protocols which render it open to all types of network. It provides a complete and integrated solution for work groups, sharing systems and data exchange, distributed applications and cooperative heterogeneous applications. The TR7000 range, in software and hardware include UNIX SVR4, RISC and VME. The UNIX SVR4 operating system favours the integration of heterogeneous environments, such as PC DOS/Windows, Macintosh or main frames. Due to the security levels of C, the use of RAID systems and the built in redundancy of certain parts of the servers, UNIX SVR4 allows applications providing a high degree of availability to be implemented on TR7000. The system offers: compliance with the X/Open standards, POSIX and SVID, and supports the principal networks protocols; adapted solutions as the work groups server, interconnected by the local area network (LAN); exchanges with remote systems, homogeneous or heterogeneous, via wide area networks (WAN); user interface standards X-WINDOW system and OSF/MOTIF; local network communication standards; WAN-X25 network communication standards; interface application standards; VME bus, with more than 3000 boards provided by more than 250 manufacturers; SCSI-II FAST-WIDE; 88open BSC/OCS (A choice of more than 1500 software packages). New features and improvements involve: 64-bit superscalar processors; monochip solution integration of the processor, primary cache, floating point unit (EPU) and (MMU) for the code and data; integration of a second level cache; on board optimized access memory; multiprocessor system, with hardware cache coherence support by BUS SNOOPING; All input/output access main memory via direct memory access (DMA) channels. An on-site upgrade allows: the transition to a bi or quad processors configuration; the increase of the main memory to up to 2 GB; the addition of mass storage devices; the addition of cards complying to the VME standard.A key aspect of this project is its development of a high-performance, real-time 3D graphics system. In order to achieve the desired performance, it will be necessary to execute carefully designed algorithms using hardware with extremely high computing power. This will be achieved through the use of parallel combinations of high-speed microprocessors together with specially designed ASICs. A stand-alone graphics system will first be produced, using modular architecture, that exploits an ASIC already developed in the SPIRIT workstation project (2484/5397). This system will be the prototype of a marketable product. Subsequent work will develop more advanced ASICs with enhanced rendering capabilities and special facilities for texturing surfaces. The graphics system will be supported by software conforming to international graphics standards, so facilitating the development of applications by end-users. Potential applications include animation sequences for use in business and training packages and the opportunity to interact with images of real-world situations in simulations. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareoperating systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarecomputer processorsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata exchangenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesrelational databases Programme(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Caption EU contribution No data Address 23 rue du Bignon Zone Industrielle Sud Est 35135 Chantepie France See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASSOCIATED COMPUTER EXPERTS Netherlands EU contribution No data Address VAN EEGHENSTRAAT, 100 1071 GL AMSTERDAM See on map Total cost No data PCS Computersysteme GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Pfälzer-Wald-Straße 36 81539 München See on map Total cost No data Telmat Informatique SA France EU contribution No data Address 6 rue de l'Industrie Zone Industrielle 68360 Soultz See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address FALMER BN1 9QT BRIGHTON See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN Germany EU contribution No data Address WILHELMSTRAßE 7 72074 TÜBINGEN See on map Total cost No data
