[comp.sys.sgi] SGI PI <--> Sun

pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Pablo Fernicola) (09/05/89)

We just got our Personal Iris connected to an Ethernet.  There is a Sun
on the same Ethernet and I would like to "drive" the Personal Iris graphics
from within an application running on the Sun.  

I would appreciate _ANY_ suggestions on how I can do this.

Thanks!!

Pablo
pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu
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pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu  Pablo Fernicola - Machine Intelligence Laboratory - UF
"If we knew how it works, it wouldn't be called research."

blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS294 x42854") (09/06/89)

   For the 3000's there is a remote graphics library avaiable, I think,
from SGI.  If you can't get one from them, send mail to Diana Choi her
email address is choi@prandtl.nas.nasa.gov. She should be able to help
you or tell you who to contact.
   We use PLOT3D on Cray 2's and it uses the remote graphics library.
All the calculations are done on the Cray and the graphics are done
on the IRIS.  It also works on Convex's too.
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	Brent L. Bates
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	Hampton, Virginia  23665-5225
	(804) 864-2854
	E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov

tarolli@dragon.wpd.sgi.com (Gary Tarolli) (09/06/89)

In article <20824@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Pablo Fernicola) writes:
> We just got our Personal Iris connected to an Ethernet.  There is a Sun
> on the same Ethernet and I would like to "drive" the Personal Iris graphics
> from within an application running on the Sun.  
> 

SGI now sells the source to the DGL. It works on machines like SUN, VAX,
and naturally the IRIS.  In the near future it will work on CONVEX, CRAY,
etc.  You must still recompile the source and support it on your non-SGI
machine, as we do not intend do buy one of each of the above mentioned 
machines.  However, this work should be minimal once the initial port is
working.

Contact John Edelson at the main corporate number for details.  There is
an actual product code and a price and license agreement...

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						Gary Tarolli