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To: Chip Anderson who wrote (9337)	12/2/1998 12:21:00 AM
From: Patrick Grinsell	Respond to of 16960

A Voodoo2 with full-scene anti-aliasing...really! ***Quantum3d Heavy Metal PC-IG Systems Announced with Scaleable Antialiasing Solutions (November 30) Quantum3D has announced Mercury and Cobalt, the next generation of the Heavy Metal PC-IG (PC Image Generation) system configurations. Mercury and Cobalt use antialiasing technology and they offer up to sixteen synchronized channels. Heavy Metal uses Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) PC components. Some of the features include Scaleable Antialiasing - Heavy Metal Iron Software enabled selective edge antialiasing - Heavy Metal Iron uses software algorithms to smooth polygon edges on selected entities within scenes, like roads or airport runways. Using this approach, database developers identify the targeted polygons within the geometric database that require antialiasing. - Heavy Metal Cobalt Hardware assisted full scene edge antialiasing smoothes polygon edges for all visible entities within a scene. This is accomplished through technology licensed exclusively by Quantum3D from Spatial Labs. - Heavy Metal Mercury Hardware enabled full scene antialiasing smoothes all polygon edges, removing distracting visual artifacts and eliminates moiré patterns on textured surfaces thereby improving overall image quality. Antialiasing is achieved through patent pending system hardware approaches. Quantum3D's Heavy Metal includes free OpenGVS Scene Management runtime licenses with each system. OpenGVS allows simplified application development and easy porting from Unix-based applications. Heavy Metal Technical Specifications Up to four Intel Pentium II or Xeon 400-450 MHz CPUs per channel 133 Megapixels per second of dynamic texture paging 8-Port Ethernet Hub with CAT-5 cable kit for frame synchronization LAN 3Dfx Voodoo2-based Obsidian2 200SBi graphics accelerator Optional Video amplifiers for each channel 1 to 16 channel rack-mounted packaging SwapLock and SyncLock synchronization Resolutions up to 1024x1024 180 Megapixel trilinear fill rate per second / per channel Up to 3 million triangles per second / per channel Full Scene Antialiasing (Mercury) Full Scene Edge Antialiasing (Cobalt) Selective Edge Antialiasing (Iron) The Heavy Metal Line of PC-IG Systems is available directly from Quantum3D. Heavy Metal Mercury systems are available now in limited quantities, with volume shipment in Q1 '99. A single-channel Mercury system with dual Xeon processors, delivering 180 Megapixels of antialiased graphics, is introductory priced at $20,000. Pat