Abstract
The use of array processors in molecular graphics is a relatively recent phenomenon, and the utility of these devices is not yet widely appreciated. The paper describes the architecture of array processors and the kind of scientific projects in which their use is appropriate and beneficial. There are two major areas of molecular graphics where the use of a programmable array processor either leads to a considerable increase in the speed of a particular operation, or makes a hitherto uneconomical calculation feasible in a reasonable timescale. These areas are the real-time transformation of images on a graphics screen and/or the completion of large-scale molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, or molecular orbital calculations. The problems associated with the use of array processors in these applications are discussed at length.
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