Systems for Color
The demands on systems for processing color have increased greatly. Processing color files requires large amounts of CPU power, memory and disk space. Graphic files in the hundreds of megabytes are not unusual. Basic systems consist of
- Host Computer Macintosh or PC 32-1024 MB memory, 4-20 GB of disk, 15-21 in. color monitor, graphics controller (4-16 MB) keyboard, mouse, optional graphics tablet Unix workstation (Sun, Silicon Graphics, HP, etc.) 64-2048 MB memory, 8-32 GB of disk. 19-29 in. monitor, high performance graphics keyboard, mouse (or space ball)
- User Interface GUI (Graphics User Interface) Originally introduced by Apple, but now universal for all graphics based computers Icons, folders, etc.
Processors
Power PC (RISC) - MacOS, AIX
Pentium, Pentium Pro/II,III, MMX - Windows 3.1x, 9x, NT,2000
Mips (RISC from SGI)) - Irix, generic unix
Sun SPARC, UltraSPARC I/II (RISC) - Solaris