This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Neil; >> been more specific. Well, it was a very short piece, and as I recall, it seems that it started with a bald doll. The hair grew very quickly. It looked like what would be on a woman with hair to her shoulders, and curled in 1.5" curls. It…
Neil; There was a sample at Siggraph at the Electronic Theater that showed "hair growing" on what appeared to be a doll. To my knowledge, it was not done on 3DS. However, I overheard someone say that "hair was very do-able now", "someone just needs to write the routine". I…
For the poll on DEC Alpha's so far this date 8/18/95 in the AM. 1. Already own DEC Alpha systems = 15. 2. Would like to purchase DEC Alpha systems, but waiting on MAX = 3. It appears from a post from Gary Yost that the DEC Alpha is currently…
Gary; >> See msg 185717. Excellent! 😉 Dennis
>> (Haven't heard of anyone watercooling them yet though 🙂 ) The water was tough on the drives when there was a leak, so we went to LN2(Liquid Nitrogen), or CO2(Carbon Dioxide). Directly from liquid or solid to gas. No mus, no fuss. And at -400 degrees, it keeps the…
#Who owns DEC Alpha's?
Message #185592
Can we have a poll of: 1. Who already owns DEC Alpha's. 2. How many do you own. 3. Who would purchase one if MAX would take advantage of it's power? 4. How many would you purchase? I have been considering the option for a few months, and was hoping…
Jonas; I looked, but didn't see any comment on render farms for MAX. Will we still be able to have many machines rendering with one license of MAX? Thanks, Dennis
Craig; >> Not too mention that Integraph has there new TD series out now, one >> with 6 pentiums on board …lets see, 6 x 150MHz is……well….really >> fast I would imagine. I briefly saw the Intergraph booth at Siggraph, but didn't stop to check it out. Will their system…
Terry; >> We were able to us our existing ram by stacking it onto simm-towers. That is good to know. Thanks, Dennis
James; >> Hey, what about "Volcano Mine Ride"? That was extremely realistic. It was so long, I was getting motion sickness toward the end and had to close my eyes. Dennis
Brendan; >> we have to purchase now, so I guess it will be Intel. One consolation is that Intel will be cheaper. Even with Dual Pentiums. From what I heard, the second CPU will add about 60% increase in speed. So if you can wait to get the 150Mhz CPU's…
Andrew; >> My favorite by far was the Cosmic Pinball, with the trailer to Toy >> Story not far behind… I guess I'm a kid at heart. I loved the "Toy Story". But you are right, the "Cosmic Pinball" was great. Dennis
Jonas; Having "spoken" and "listened" to you and other Yost'ers for years, it was great to finally know what all of you look like. So if I see any of you on the street, I can get an autograph. 🙂 >> I thought it was, but somehow I thought it…
Mike; >> But thanks for the feedback. Overall, were you impressed with the >> quality, compared to what we've come to know and love with 3DS? The image they were working on looked great! It appears that you can work on part of your image at a time, so when…
Brendan; >> When will we know if and when the DEC Alpha will be supported? I specifically asked this to an Autodesk Employee at Siggraph. They said that there are negociations pending between Autodesk and DEC. Until the negociations are final, nothing can be announced, because nothing is definite. I…
Timothy; While I was sitting in the Autodesk booth between demonstrations, someone handed me a flyer (I don't recall if it was an Autodesk employee) for a CompuAdd 133MHz Dual Pentium System. It is only a spec sheet and photo. No prices on it. The phone number at the bottom…
Brendon; The World Builder program was offered for $995 at the show, and we were told that they were "discussing" allowing new purchasers to upgrade to the NT version for $195.00. But that really means nothing unless it is in writing. I certainly wouldn't bet money on it. Dennis
Mike; I saw WB at the ASOFT party. I cannot answer all of your questions, but I did see them bring in some grass, and make it red. I believe you can make anything, any color you want, and the palette is infinitely adjustable. If you are not aware, the…
Zac; >> From the demo given at the Autodesk booth, it seemed to me that it will >> definitely be included as part of the base package. My understanding at the show was that the Biped was a separate optional module. If prices were mentioned, I missed them for both…
Michael; There was a basketball bug. He was dribbling a basketball with four of his 6 legs over, under and around his body. Another large bug came and was going to eat him, but ate his basketball instead. It was very realistic looking (for a bug). Much more in the…
Timothy; >> I will E-mail you costs privately. Please E-mail me costs also. I haven't seen the dragon yet, but will download it soon. Dennis
DX4 vs Pentium
Message #183508
Gregory; I did a comparison of a DX4-100 Intel chip to a Pentium 100. The Pentium averaged between 2 to 3 times faster on a number of varied and random images. At the time, I chose not to go with the Pentium because I wanted to be able to use…
I feel honored to be included among such distinguished Animators in this thread as one who also didn't receive an invite this year, but did last year. Dennis
Greg; >> chunk of blackened beach sand crushed down, with little tin legs coming out of it. :^) Ok, great. I have lots of them on my PAR board. 🙂 No Razor Pro though. Dennis
Kevin; >> PAR boards with a 'VX' in the serial # have the chip factory >> installed. Well, my serial number doesn't have it. But at least now I know if I ever get Razor Pro, I will need an extra "C" note for that chip. Thanks, Dennis
Greg; >> The decimator chip What is it? What does it do? How do I know if I have it? Thanks, Dennis
Mark; >> Call your local dealer. Thanks for your tip. Dennis
Rick; >> I have a Hercules Graphite Terminator 64 Thanks for replying. I was able to get the HGT, and it would not work at all. Even in DOS. My monitor LCD display said there was no signal coming in to it. So I am sending it back. I had…
John; >> Its really hard to say what could have happened. I understand. I did notice someone talking about the WinNT forum, so I popped over there for some possible help. So far, no responses, but it is the weekend. Thanks for the help. Dennis
John; It is just a plain IDE controller, but VLB card. It was working for a few days. I even transferred files from one partition to another to make some space. Then I noticed yesterday I couldn't access it any more. Dennis
#NT doesn't like me.
Message #179097
I guess I'm not so fortunate in installing NT. I put it on one system, everything seemed ok, but somehow after a few days, I no longer can access one of my partitions in DOS. I never was able to access it in NT. So I have about 1Gig of…
John; >> Check out pages 15 and 16 Will do. Dennis
Jonas; >> NTFS can be several orders of magnitude faster in searching Thanks for this tip Jonas. I will keep it in mind for later when I have more NT programs. Dennis
John; >> The NTFS file system cannot be seen by DOS, Thanks for the help. That is a major concern at this point, since everything is DOS based with one exception. Dennis
John; Thanks for the reply on NTFS and FAT. I was installing to FAT, but wondered if that would be a problem. Dennis
Zac; >> regret getting the ATI. I will keep your warning in mind. Thanks, Dennis
John; I hope you don't mind another question on NT. It seems that there are at least 3 different file systems that may be used. DOS, NTFS, and the one for OS/2. Is it better to use the NTFS as opposed the the DOS FAT? Thanks, Dennis
John; 🙂 Thanks, I'll speak with hercules today. Dennis
John; >> I don't think it's supported in true color modes in 3DS or NT yet. I don't know about 3DS, but according to the Tech rep for Hercules, it will do at least 800x600x16Million in WinNT. But I have been told this before. Thanks for your flag, I will…
Tom; >> but R13/NT is available for the DEC Alpha. I hadn't heard this. That is good news. >> You may not have heard that ELSA supports the DEC Alpha under NT. I am not familiar with ELSA. Could you elaborate? Thanks, Dennis
John; >> What you need to do is find out what Chipset they're using on this >> card They are using the S3 Trio64 chipset. I don't know what that means, but that's what they said. Is that good? I appreciate all your help John. Dennis
John; >> you'll get a good idea of what kinds of problems Another good point. Dennis
John; I was able to reach Hercules about upgraded drivers for my Graphite Pro 2 Meg board. They have an upgrade option where I can get their "Terminator 64 DRAM 2Meg" card for a very good price if I return my old one to them. It has drivers for WinNT,…
John; Thanks for your suggestion of asking those at the class. That is a very good idea. Dennis
Brandon; Thanks for replying. I am keeping everyone's comments in mind as I look into this. Dennis
Thanks, for the input John. I am really in the dark as to which is better, and I might do well to check it out. However, after I answered your note, someone on this forum was complaining about the Diamond Stealth 64. So I don't know. I do appreciate your…
John; >> have you checked out the Diamond Stealth 64? Not really. I think I am going to go with the ATI Graphics Pro Turbo. It is supported by both NT and Vibrant for 3DS. I saw where ATI had won a number of awards for x, y, z. But…
Tyler; Thanks. I was considering the Matrox, but the price was more than I wanted to spend at this time. Dennis
John; Thanks for the message. I posted a note on the Herc CIS forum requesting help, so maybe by tonight I will have an answer. Dennis
#NT and video cards.
Message #178448
I just loaded Win NT onto my system, and it doesn't recognize my Hercules Graphite card. It only finds 16 (sixteen) colors. It works fine for 16 Million in 3ds in DOS, but not in NT. Is anyone else using this card and having good results in NT? If not,…
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