Abstract: An imaging system produces undistorted image data from buffered wide-angle image data without the need for a separate output buffer. Wide-angle image data is transformed, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, as the data for a pixel is required for encoding, to produce output signals in real-time. Predetermined values for functions used in the transformation process are obtained from one or more look-up tables to facilitate transformation.

Abstract: A computer system includes a bus system; a pluggable central processing unit circuit board, coupled to the bus system; a pluggable logic board coupled to the pluggable central processing unit circuit board through the bus system; a pluggable input/output board coupled to the pluggable logic board through the bus system; a first connector unit for directly connecting the pluggable central processing unit circuit board to a first predetermined location on the pluggable logic board; and a second connector unit for directly connecting the pluggable logic board to a predetermined location on the pluggable input/output board.