The University of Arizona
Learning Technologies Center
 

Scientific Visualization Facilities

The Scientific Visualization facility hosts two high-end graphics workstations with large amounts of disk space and memory. These machines can be accessed remotely through the use of Visual Area Networking (VAN) software called Vizserver.

Onyx4 UltimateVision Deskside System
Ultimate Vision
  • 8 700-MHz IP35 processors (MIPS R16000)
  • 5 GB system RAM
  • 4 video cards supporting "SG2" graphics
  • 128 MB texture memory on each video card
  • Video Output: 1920 pixels, 1200 lines, 66.00Hz
  • 24-inch SuperWide, ultra high-resolution monitor
Onyx2 InfiniteReality2 Deskside System
Infinite Reality 2
  • 4 300-MHz IP27 processors
  • 5 GB system RAM
  • Graphics board is "KONAL" graphics
  • 64MB texture memory
  • Video Output: 1920 pixels, 1200 lines, 66.00Hz
  • 24-inch SuperWide, ultra high-resolution monitor