Re: Cool new things for old computers to do..

[ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford)]

In a previous article, dmahalko@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dale Mahalko) says:

>I was wondering if anyone ever considered trying some novel new things to
>reuse all these 'old' computers and put them to some use elsewhere with
>current systems...
> 
>One idea I think would be partticularly interesting is using these old
>machines in parrellel to render 3D images for Macs and PCs. Write custom
>software for an Apple II,II+,IIe, or IIc that would replace the ROMs Apple
>had for them, plus a card to network them all together, and set them up as
>computational slaves to a Mac or PC running the rendering program.. sure,
>the speed wouldn't be too great with just three or four machines, but what
>about a wall of fifty or a hundred Apple IIs? :) 
> 
>Something like that would be interesting to try...
>unfortunately I don't have the programming (or the math) background, so
>this ain't something I would be able to do.
>Anyone wanna try? ;-)

Gee, I was thinking of reinventing the universe but I'm not sure I understand
the metaphysics, anyone wanna try?  Must be an idea man, eh?


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Eric S. Ford    ag471@yfn.ysu.edu