Hello ts, >> For example for ts (doing Pov-RAY) the graphics card >> takes the brunt of the work . . . >> >> Lob >> ============== > >yup. >and those Geeks (real ones) ;) at PovRay take it to the max ... >building their own computers and cooling systems and ways >to monitor chip temp vs cpu usage ...
My new motherboard has a temperature measure system built in - so is designed for overclocking However not using that at present >always been way over my head. >and they usually turn out to be some 16 year old kid ... >some of the best programmers too. but then they cut their >teeth on computers. They program in C and assembler and . . . very impressive stuff . . . (you have to be unbalanced to be this good) One of the best demos I have seen on Linux was a graphics and sound demo which was done by Eastern Europeans who had graphics cards that could not display graphics (that is the old hercules - that was designed to display text only) So they developed a way to make and display out of text characters and then animated them Understanding this is what makes their efforts so incredible >what i like about POVrayers is ... >they are always willing to share their knowledge/experience >on the newsgroup. >http://news.povray.org/ >much like the original hacker's ethic ... >"information needs to be free". I really love wikipedia (an encyclopedia built by the participants) It is often slow (lack of equipment) but so up to date . . . >that is the POVray philosophy ... >and why it's always been Freeware from day one. :-) >i support them ... >and buy the IRTC CD's ... >(International Ray Tracing Competition) >https://secure.povray.org/ It is a great program >do check out this link ... >there is some information there about the first >ray tracing that was done from orbit aboard the >International Space Station. > >sorry i haven't been around HG lately ... >spread rather thin these daze. ;) ts - no worries >i see Lob has new projects ... >i try to check them out what i have time. >good work. > > >keep on geekin' > >-ts- I like to find trends One I am excited about is OS hardware For example I am sure it would be possible to create a 'megaboard' A motherboard designed to take old cpu chips (or new ones) or old graphics cards (loads of em) and create an open source supercomputer. You could do this with distributed computing and separate but networked computers Now imagine a board not with four slots for ram but 50 Not with room for 4 processors but 50 with 50 pci slots - it would be big but . . . then (as modules you stack up these mega-motherboards) I am sure someone is working on it . . . Commercially this would be very viable because people can make use of their older technology and house it in a community building (a lot of CPU fans and juice . . .) and those with more money could use the same design with modern CPU's So much work so much geeking :-) Lob ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/_bWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolyGeek/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
