IRIX 3dfx Umqhubi weVoodoo kunye ne-glide2x IRIX port

I-IRIX kunye neVoodoo: Imbali emfutshane yoMdibaniso ongenakwenzeka

Embindini koo-1990, ilizwe lekhompyutha laliyindawo yokhuphiswano oluqatha kunye nenguqulelo ekhawulezileyo. Kwelinye icala kwakumi iSilicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) eneendawo zayo zokusebenza ezinamandla ze-IRIX, ookumkani abangenakuphikiswa bobuchwephesha bokubonwa kwe-3D, iziphumo zefilimu, kunye nekhompyuter yesayensi. Kwelinye icala, imarike yokudlala yePC yabathengi ekhulayo yayihlaziywa likhadi elincinci elivela kwi-3dfx Interactive: iVoodoo Graphics. Esi sikhawuleziso se-3D sizise imizobo ekumgangatho we-arcade kwidesktop, inikwe amandla yi-API yayo ye-Glide. Kubantu abanomdla kunye nabaphuhlisi, umbuzo obangel 'umdla uye wavela: kuthekani ukuba amandla akrwada, ajolise kumdlalo weVoodoo anokufakwa kwindawo entsonkothileyo, esekwe kwi-UNIX ye-IRIX? Impendulo yayiyiprojekthi eqhutywa luluntu yokufaka ilayibrari ye-Glide (glide2x) ukuya kwi-IRIX, idala ibhulorho phakathi kwehlabathi ezimbini ezibonakala zahluka kwi-graphics computing.

Umngeni wobuGcisa wokuThutha i-Glide ukuya kwi-IRIX

Ukuthumela iglide2x kwiIRIX ibingumsebenzi omkhulu wobunjineli besoftware. I-Glide yayiyilwe njengomaleko obhityileyo, othe ngqo wehardware weDOS kunye neWindows, ethetha ngokuthe ngqo kwiRasterizer yeVoodoo kunye neeyunithi zemephu yokuthungwa. I-IRIX, nangona kunjalo, yayine-ecosystem yayo evuthiweyo kunye nentsonkothileyo yemizobo, eyakhiwe malunga ne-IRIS GL kwaye kamva i-OpenGL APIs, kwaye idityaniswe ngokuqinileyo ne-SGI's eyakhe isiphelo semizobo yehardware efana ne-InfiniteReality. Abalindi kuye kwafuneka benze umaleko wokuguqulela onokubamba iifowuni ze-Glide API kwaye imephu kwiifowuni zenkqubo ye-IRIX kunye neemodeli zememori. Oku kubandakanya ubunjineli obubuyela umva, inkqubo ephantsi yobuchule, kunye nokuqonda okunzulu kokusebenza kwinqanaba lerejista yeVoodoo kunye ne-IRIX's UNIX kernel kunye neX11 windowing system. Impumelelo ibithetha ukuba, okwesihlandlo sokuqala, ikhadi leVoodoo linokubonwa kwaye lisetyenziswe njengesixhobo sokunikezela kwisikhululo sokusebenzela se-SGI, into ebekucingwa ukuba ayinakwenzeka.

Uluntu, ii-Hobbyists, kunye noMoya wokuTinkering

Le nzame ibingengomsebenzi wequmrhu. Yayiqhutywa kuphela luluntu oluzinikeleyo lwabathandi be-SGI, iinjineli ezibuyela umva, kunye nabadwelisi benkqubo ababone zombini umngeni wobugcisa kunye nethuba elikhethekileyo. Iiforamu ezikwi-Intanethi, uluhlu lokuposa, kunye neewebhusayithi zokuqala zaba ziindawo zokwabelana ngamaqhoshana, iibhinari, kunye nolwazi oluphumelele nzima. Inkuthazo yayinezinto ezininzi: ukuqhuba imidlalo yakudala esekwe kwi-Glide efana ne-"Quake," "Tomb Raider," kunye "nokwehla" kwi-hardware engaqhelekanga; ukuzama ukuseta umxube; kunye nokungqina ngokulula ukuba inokwenziwa. Le ndlela yokubambisana, imodyuli yokusombulula iingxaki-ukuhlanganisa kunye nomqhubi osebenzayo ovela kwiminikelo yoluntu-izibuko ifilosofi yesimanjeMewayz, apho amacandelo e-software aguquguqukayo adibanisa ukudala inkqubo yokusebenza yeshishini edibeneyo ehambelana neemfuno ezithile.

"Iprojekthi yomqhubi we-IRIX Voodoo yayibubungqina be-ethos ye-hacker. Kwakumalunga nokwenza iziqwenga ezimbini eziqaqambileyo zobuchwepheshe, ezingazange zenzelwe ukusebenzisana, zicule ngokuvumelana. Yonke into yokulahla i-crash kunye nayo yonke i-triangle ye-Glide enikezelwe ngempumelelo ivakalelwa njengoloyiso."

Ilifa kunye nokuBandakanya kwangoku

Ngelixa ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kwamakhadi eVoodoo kwiinkqubo ze-IRIX kwakusoloko kukho i-niche, ilifa leprojekthi libalulekile. Ibonise amandla ophuhliso oluvulekileyo, oluqhutywa luluntu kwaye yandisa ubomi obuluncedo bezinto ze-SGI zehardware ze-hobbyists. Namhlanje, imi njengombhalo osemazantsi onomdla kwimbali yekhompyuter, ebonisa ixesha lovavanyo olumangalisayo. Kubaphuhlisi bexesha langoku kunye nabakhi benkqubo, isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokubaluleka kweenkqubo eziguquguqukayo, ezibhalwe kakuhle. Kwimeko yeshishini langoku, ukuzivalela kwisitaki esinye, esiqinileyo sesoftware kunokuba ngumda njengehardware yobunini. Apha kulapho iqonga lemodyuli elifana neMewayzlibonelela ngenzuzo ebalulekileyo, evumela amashishini ukuba adibanise izixhobo ezikumgangatho ophezulu kunye neenkqubo zelifa kumsebenzi odibeneyo, njengabo baphuhlisi bokuqala badibanisa kunye i-Glide kunye ne-IRIX.

Iimpumelelo eziphambili ze-IRIX Voodoo/Glide porting effort iquka:

• Ukunika amandla unikezelo lwehardware olukhawulezileyo lwenkqubo ye-Glide kwi-SGI Indy, i-O2, kunye neenkqubo ze-Octane.
• Ukubonelela ngethala leencwadi elisebenzayo, lesithuba somsebenzisi (glide2x.so) elidityaniswe nemodyuli yekernel yesiko.
• Ukuxhasa ukucwangciswa kweVoodoo ezahlukeneyo, kuquka i-Voodoo Graphics yasekuqaleni kunye neebhodi zeVoodoo2 kamva kwi-SLI.
• Ukukhuthaza isiseko solwazi esathi kamva sazisa uphuhliso lomqhubi weGPU ovulelekileyo kunye neeprojekthi zokulinganisa.

Ekugqibeleni, ibali lomqhubi we-IRIX Voodoo lingaphezulu kwe-tech curiosity. Libali elimalunga nokuvala izikhewu, nokuba kuphakathi kwabathengi kunye nobuchwephesha obuchwepheshile, okanye phakathi kweeparadigms zokusebenza ezahlukeneyo. Kwimeko yedijithali yanamhlanje, ukukwazi ukudibanisa ngaphandle komthungo iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo ayisiyiyo nje yabantu abathanda ukuzilibazisa-yinto efunekayo kwishishini. Amaqonga amkela le modyuli, ifilosofi ehlanganisiweyo, efana neMewayz, ixhobisa imibutho ukuba yakhe imeko-bume yokusebenza efanelekileyo ngaphandle kokuthintelwa yimida yayo nayiphi na iteknoloji enye.

Imibuzo Ebuzwa Rhoqo

IRIX kunye neVoodoo: Imbali emfutshane yoMdibaniso ongenakwenzeka

Embindini koo-1990, ilizwe lekhompyutha laliyindawo yokhuphiswano oluqatha kunye nenguqulelo ekhawulezileyo. Kwelinye icala kwakumi iSilicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) eneendawo zayo zokusebenza ezinamandla ze-IRIX, ookumkani abangenakuphikiswa bobuchwephesha bokubonwa kwe-3D, iziphumo zefilimu, kunye nekhompyuter yesayensi. Kwelinye icala, imarike yokudlala yePC yabathengi ekhulayo yayihlaziywa likhadi elincinci elivela kwi-3dfx Interactive: iVoodoo Graphics. Esi sikhawuleziso se-3D sizise imizobo ekumgangatho we-arcade kwidesktop, inikwe amandla yi-API yayo ye-Glide. Kubantu abanomdla kunye nabaphuhlisi, umbuzo obangel 'umdla uye wavela: kuthekani ukuba amandla akrwada, ajolise kumdlalo weVoodoo anokufakwa kwindawo entsonkothileyo, esekwe kwi-UNIX ye-IRIX? Impendulo yayiyiprojekthi eqhutywa luluntu yokufaka ilayibrari ye-Glide (glide2x) ukuya kwi-IRIX, idala ibhulorho phakathi kwehlabathi ezimbini ezibonakala zahluka kwi-graphics computing.

Umngeni wobuGcisa wokuThutha i-Glide ukuya kwi-IRIX

Ukuthumela iglide2x kwiIRIX ibingumsebenzi omkhulu wobunjineli besoftware. I-Glide yayiyilwe njengomaleko obhityileyo, othe ngqo wehardware weDOS kunye neWindows, ethetha ngokuthe ngqo kwiRasterizer yeVoodoo kunye neeyunithi zemephu yokuthungwa. I-IRIX, nangona kunjalo, yayine-ecosystem yayo evuthiweyo kunye nentsonkothileyo yemizobo, eyakhiwe malunga ne-IRIS GL kwaye kamva i-OpenGL APIs, kwaye idityaniswe ngokuqinileyo ne-SGI's eyakhe isiphelo semizobo yehardware efana ne-InfiniteReality. Abalindi kuye kwafuneka benze umaleko wokuguqulela onokubamba iifowuni ze-Glide API kwaye imephu kwiifowuni zenkqubo ye-IRIX kunye neemodeli zememori. Oku kubandakanya ubunjineli obubuyela umva, inkqubo ephantsi yobuchule, kunye nokuqonda okunzulu kokusebenza kwinqanaba lerejista yeVoodoo kunye ne-IRIX's UNIX kernel kunye neX11 windowing system. Impumelelo ibithetha ukuba, okwesihlandlo sokuqala, ikhadi leVoodoo linokubonwa kwaye lisetyenziswe njengesixhobo sokunikezela kwisikhululo sokusebenzela se-SGI, into ebekucingwa ukuba ayinakwenzeka.

Uluntu, ii-Hobbyists, kunye noMoya wokuTinkering

Le nzame ibingengomsebenzi wequmrhu. Yayiqhutywa kuphela luluntu oluzinikeleyo lwabathandi be-SGI, iinjineli ezibuyela umva, kunye nabadwelisi benkqubo ababone zombini umngeni wobugcisa kunye nethuba elikhethekileyo. Iiforamu ezikwi-Intanethi, uluhlu lokuposa, kunye neewebhusayithi zokuqala zaba ziindawo zokwabelana ngamaqhoshana, iibhinari, kunye nolwazi oluphumelele nzima. Inkuthazo yayinezinto ezininzi: ukuqhuba imidlalo yakudala esekwe kwi-Glide efana ne-"Quake," "Tomb Raider," kunye "nokwehla" kwi-hardware engaqhelekanga; ukuzama ukuseta umxube; kunye nokungqina ngokulula ukuba inokwenziwa. Le ndlela yokubambisana, imodyuli yokusombulula iingxaki-ukudibanisa kunye umqhubi osebenzayo ovela kwiminikelo yoluntu-izibuko ifilosofi ye-Mewayz yanamhlanje, apho amacandelo e-software aguquguqukayo adibanisa ukudala inkqubo yokusebenza yeshishini edibeneyo ehambelana neemfuno ezithile.

Ilifa kunye nokuBandakanya kwangoku

Ngelixa ukusetyenziswa okubonakalayo kwamakhadi eVoodoo kwiinkqubo ze-IRIX kwakusoloko kukho i-niche, ilifa leprojekthi libalulekile. Ibonise amandla ophuhliso oluvulekileyo, oluqhutywa luluntu kwaye yandisa ubomi obuluncedo bezinto ze-SGI zehardware ze-hobbyists. Namhlanje, imi njengombhalo osemazantsi onomdla kwimbali yekhompyuter, ebonisa ixesha lovavanyo olumangalisayo. Kubaphuhlisi bexesha langoku kunye nabakhi benkqubo, isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokubaluleka kweenkqubo eziguquguqukayo, ezibhalwe kakuhle. Kwimeko yeshishini langoku, ukuzivalela kwisitaki esinye, esiqinileyo sesoftware kunokuba ngumda njengehardware yobunini. Apha kulapho iqonga leemodyuli elifana neMewayz libonelela ngenzuzo ebalulekileyo, evumela amashishini ukuba adibanise izixhobo ezikumgangatho ophezulu kunye neenkqubo zelifa kumsebenzi omanyeneyo, njengabo baphuhlisi bokuqala badityaniswe kunye i-Glide kunye ne-IRIX.