CNET News: It Came from Boston U.

“Though the technology that went into building the Deep Vision
Display is costly, it’s much less expensive than its
predecessors.

“While BU’s Deep Vision Display relies on the university’s new
$2.5 million p690 supercomputer to crunch the data necessary to
create the 3D images, a collection of less-expensive machines
perform supporting tasks.

“A cluster of 52 dual-processor IBM X330 Linux servers renders
and manipulates the images, while 24 workstations serve to direct
eight projectors, which create the image…”

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