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January 1992
SUPERSCAPE VIRTUAL REALITIES (R)
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3D BENCHMARK VGA V1.0C
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A PUBLIC DOMAIN UTILITY FROM DIMENSION INTERNATIONAL
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INTRODUCTION
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This software has been placed into the public domain to establish a
reference point for comparing the performance of PC compatible VGA
systems.
The 3D benchmark is arrived at by timing one cycle of a continuous
3-dimensional demonstration and then calculating the average number of
screen updates the computer system has achieved in one second (frames
per second - fps). The higher the benchmark, the greater the performance.
The benchmark is dependant on a number of factors. These include:
the processor type (eg 80286, 80386, 80486)
the speed of the processor
the speed of the memory
the use of cache memory
the internal architecture of the PC
the bus size of the VGA card (8 or 16 bit)
& the efficiency of the VGA card.
(The presence of a floating point co-processor will not affect the result)
Example results:
ICL M75 486 (25MHz), inbuilt VGA - 14.2 fps
Solidisk 386 (25MHz), 16 bit Orchid Prodesigner+ VGA - 6.7 fps
Apricot XEN-I 386 (16MHz), 8 bit Paradise VGA - 5.0 fps
Samsung S500 286 (10MHz), 8 bit Video 7 VGA - 2.8 fps
This software can be used to compare the performance of similar VGA
computer systems when making a buying decision. It can also be used by
hardware manufacturers to provide a continuous display during exhibitions
or for shop window displays. It may also be bundled with hardware
purchases.
The environment featured has been created using the Virtual Reality
Toolkit. Customised demonstrations and environments can also be made to
order.
LOADING
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System Required - PC compatible with VGA
Insert the disk into the current drive and type
3DBENCH <RETURN>
The software will now load and run.
COPYRIGHT 1990,1991,1992 DIMENSION INTERNATIONAL
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This disk is public domain. Free distribution is permitted and
encouraged.
This software and accompanying documentation relative thereto is
supplied by New Dimension International Ltd as proprietors of all
Intellectual Property Rights therein and may only be duplicated and
freely distributed provided no charge is made and the software thereon
is not altered or detached in any way. Public display is permitted.
SUPERSCAPE, DESKTOP VR and VIRTUAL REALITY TOOLKIT are trademarks of
Dimension International.
SUPERSCAPE
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This benchmark uses SUPERSCAPE Virtual Reality software. Environments
run in real time and display walk-through 3D graphics, simulating the
experience of actually being there. This particular demonstration has
not been made interactive, so that the reference point used to create the
benchmark is fixed.
It should be noted that the Desktop VR, Superscape Visualiser and
Virtual Reality Toolkit products are considerably superior to this
demonstration in respect of screen resolution, degree of detail, control
interface and speed of screen update.
INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATION
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Also available is a Public Domain Demonstration Disk, for VGA PC
compatibles, showing some of the interactive capabilities of the
Superscape Virtual Reality system. This allows you to control the
objects and viewpoints within a virtual world.
Please send £2.50 (or US $5) to cover media, postage, handling etc.
to our mail order department, specifying the disk size you require.
(Payment by Access/Mastercard and Visa also accepted.)
THE PRODUCT RANGE
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* The Desktop VR system is a turnkey solution complete with all hardware
and Virtual Reality software - the Superscape Visualiser. This provides
real time visualisation and interaction within virtual worlds. Several
example worlds are supplied.
* The Virtual Reality Toolkit (VRT) is an interactive utility used for the
creation and manipulation of virtual worlds. Although it is designed for
use with the Desktop VR system, the created worlds can be run on any
desktop or immersion virtual reality system.
The integrated package includes the Shape Editor - a real time solid 3D
shape modeller, the World Editor - a real time environment creation
program, and several libraries of ready made shapes and objects.
No programming experience is necessary to use VRT - it is typically being
used by designers and artists.
* A Virtual World creation service is also available.
For an information pack on Superscape Virtual Reality products and
services, please contact us at the address below:-
DIMENSION INTERNATIONAL
New Dimension International Ltd
Zephyr One
Calleva Park
Aldermaston
Berkshire
ENGLAND
RG7 4QZ
UK Tel: (0734) 810077 International: + 44 734 810077
Fax: (0734) 816940 Fax: + 44 734 816940
ANNOUNCEMENT
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Territorial licences to market, distribute and support our product
range worldwide are now available. For further information please
contact Ian Andrew at the above address.