> > In addition to Roger's suggestions, I'd like to suggest that some "firmware" > > (for lack of a better word) be available before generating more publicity. > > Get the card to *do* something. A minimal VGA would be one obvious choice.
> Among other things, I think OGD1 could use a couple of killer apps. > Obviously, as you say, VGA is a good one, but that's more of a killer > app for companies that might want to resell OGD1 boards with some > added specializations. I'm thinking not so much about a "killer app", but just a base for people to build on. And to prove that the board works, for those who weren't at OSCON. People will view the card as much less risky if it comes with "firmware" (or "microcode"?) to make it do something. I suggested VGA since (a) it is already being worked on, (b) the video hardware is there, and (c) lots of graphics/imaging/video stuff could build on it. I'm assuming that a killer app would be a lot more work & time than a simple "Hello, World!" demo/base. I'm not suggesting waiting for a killer app before generating more publicity, I'm suggesting get a baseline demo available before generating more publicity. > But we need to think of things that make us say "I'd pay > $1500 to be able to do that specific thing better." They can be > relatively niche applications, though. I spoke with someone at Pixar, > and unfortunately, hardware acceleration of rendering isn't > interesting to THEM because it's so much easier to just add more CPUs > to their rendering farm. Is there something OGD1 could do to enhance medical images? X-rays, MRI scans, ... Some other high-value imaging use? The app would need to be something that the FPGA could do faster and/or cheaper than CPU/GPU. What do customers do with those other FPGA products? Would OGD1 be a better choice for any of them? _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
