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Both the size of scientific and engineering problems and the quantity of data generated present a large challenge to researchers: namely, how to understand the results of their computations. Solving these problems interactively is essential and requires significant computation and graphics power. While graphics and computing hardware have made rapid strides in the last few years, the software available to researchers has not kept pace. This lack of software is underscored by the recent emergence of the graphics supercomputers, which combine minisupercomputer-class computational power with 3D graphics capabilities that support real-time, interactive display of scientific and engineering data.
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Gentzsch, W. (1990). Graphic Supercomputing on the Ardent and Stellar Graphics Supercomputers. In: Harms, U. (eds) Supercomputer and Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75917-8_2
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