CGI in cinema and data centre: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. CGI in cinema — uses — Computer graphics. Graphics.
  2. Step 2. Computer graphics — uses — Graphics processing unit. Acceleration.
  3. Step 3. Graphics processing unit — is part of — Supercomputer. Modern supercomputers run on GPUs.
  4. Step 4. Supercomputer — includes — Chess computer. Deep Blue was an IBM supercomputer.
  5. Step 5. Chess computer — has part — Server. IBM RS/6000 SP nodes.
  6. Step 6. Server — is part of — Data centre. Thousands of servers.

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