[DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta

[Steve Hellyer]

3D is already accelerated in Leopard if you call OpenGL (Open Graphics  
Language) or Quartz.  OpenCL (Open Computing Language) in Snow-leopard  
is a common API set so other things can be accelerated. For example  
heavy math problems which would be greatly accelerated by parallelism.  
Todays graphics card are many time faster than main processor as very  
specific tasks.

Helps programmers because they call one API (set of calls) and OpenCL  
will figure out if best run on main processor or on GPU (Graphic  
cards) and make it work on said and differing CPU and GPU.

GPUs while incredible fast have a very specific and small abilities  
compared to main CPU. A typically high end video card will have close  
to 150 tiny little processors on them and you can think of it as a  
compute cluster on a chip They also have access to VERY high speed  
VRAM.  This will make specific programs which need math power very  
fast if used by the programmer, but I don't expect will make any  
difference generally on your Mac.

There are other technologies which are going to generally speed up  
applications and also be even better at conserving power (especially  
desirable people on the move with MacBook, iPhone, iPod Touch but also  
general power saving to all Mac and continue "greening up" use ie  
Grand Central.

Recall Al Gore is on Apple Board of Directors so big push from him to  
always reduce carbon footprint.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCL

http://www.apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/

And if you want fast check out the new Public Beta of Safari 4.0.   
There is no faster nor industry compliant browser...

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

73
Steve - VA3SPH



On 25-Feb-09, at 6:59 PM, myles landstein wrote:


> since we all having  a nice  friendly   graphics  conversations....

>

> all this 3D stuff  and  Graphics  related  ideas got me thinking  

> about  Snow Lep...

>

> Wonder  if    core animation  and or  using the   graphics processor  

> to offload   are in the  cards?

>

> Not saying   anyone  should  do that  just wondering  if  thoughts   

> were  laid  down  for  making use of it?

>

>

>

>

> On Feb 25, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Don Agro wrote:

>

>>

>> On 25-Feb-09, at 6:01 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:

>>

>>> Hmmm - I would have thought it was pretty obvious that if one  

>>> drags, it moves and when one stops, it stops. Perhaps I'm wrong or  

>>> assuming too much?

>>

>> I think you are assuming too much. I prefer it to snap back to a  

>> known state but that's just me and I'm not the one who has to  

>> answer to the users... Oh wait - I am the one who has to answer to  

>> the users :)

>>

>>> And the faster you drag, the faster it spins - although right now,  

>>> the spin to drag ratio is a little high for me.

>>

>> Right now the FURTHER you drag, the faster it spins. If you only  

>> drag a bit it spins VERY slowly - very cool in full screen mode -  

>> nice touch: the spin rate transfers between full screen mode and  

>> application mode seamlessly.

>>

>>> Returning to station or spot on mouse button release is ok I  

>>> guess, since this about seeing the path and not seeing where  

>>> everything is that you've worked. If your intention is that we  

>>> will be able to see all our logged QSO's, then I think you'd have  

>>> to find a way of leaving the globe where we left it.

>>

>> What logged QSO's ? - there are only two markers there right now -  

>> station and spot.

>>

>>> I'd prefer not to go back to using Caps Lock to hold it in place  

>>> though!

>>

>> V4 didn't continue to animate. It either snapped back or stayed  

>> where you put it - no continuous animation - this is a different  

>> program.

>>

>>> And I thought you'd said you were done for the day!

>>

>> I'm always up for a good discussion :)

>>

>>> What time did you start this morning,

>>

>> 4:00 AM Toronto time.

>>

>>> I seem to remember seeing a mail from you around 08:00 my time!

>>>

>>> 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7

>>

>> 73 Don Agro VE3VRW

>>

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