This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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John: >> Bob, I'd recommend the Iomega Zip and Jaz drives then.
Dennis: Thanks for the info. Is there a market for a used 486/66 chip? – Bob Ritger
Kelly: >>> Autodesk has reportedly pushed back release until March.
Rachel: >> Your help was the reason I was up here -yours and Lacey's info about QTIME.ZIP was invaluable; also your new Ustation / rat's nest tips. Thank you.
Dan: I wasn't endorsing the MARS product just offering a file here in our libraries. The file is a review, fairly objective one at that, and I passed it on to Rene as his note specifically asked about that board. The board is out there and in use, I think…
Paul: Better also check aspect ratio lest you get squished Quicktime movies. – Bob Ritger
Mark: All of these new storage solutions can give one fits trying to figure out the right one for a given environment. A drive that is portable, low-cost, fast, re-writeable and high capacity will do the trick for me. Unfortunately, there are too many technologies to chose from. I'd like…
Mike: Thanks for the chip info, I'll have to check it out. I would like to breathe some new life into my home system. – Bob Ritger
Tim: >>thanks… will keep you informed
Mike: Do you have a ballpark price on the cost of this upgrade and a source for purchase and specs to check for system compatibility? – Bob Ritger
Rachel: PMJI, How are you? I haven't read the magazine yet but I'd have to agree with all of your statements. Just thought I'd chime in and let you know. On another note, I was reading the latest CGW and got another stabbing jolt when I read their little blurb…
Andrew: If you use AAWIN (Downloadable from our libraries here) you can chose the PLAY FULL SCREEN option from the menu to get full screen playback of any .fli or flc. To keep it smooth just load the whole animation into RAM. – Bob Ritger
Steve: I use Syndesis Corp's Interchange to convert mesh files back and forth. Drop a note to John Foust at (76004,1763), he checks in here often. – Bob Ritger
Mike: I'm confused: >> Just put in my Pentium over drive chip in … 3D Studio takes advantage of the processor since it's still a 486 but a souped up 486.
Wade: Sounds like you would love NavCIS. Threads are stored in order and can be searched like a directory tree so you can tell who responded to who and trace a conversation back to its roots. You get to set the number of days to keep messages archived, too. The…
Greg: >> So let's hear it, how many people would purchase an Alpha copy of MAX?
Reza: Blink and there are new drivers from Vibrant. Jonas has the skinny. The Stealth has several incarnations and from lack of posted problems here recently, I was under the impression that 3DS and the Stealth finally got along ok. Give the new drivers a shot. FWIW the Viper PCI…
Kambiz: I just uploaded a file called PARFAQ.txt to Library #6 Hardware. This has a bunch of info and Frequently Asked Questions about the PAR. – Bob Ritger
Mark: With NavCIS you can download the library catalog every x number of days. It will dl just the long descriptions so you always have a current searchable list. Also, Anne has compiled several files which have these catalog listings for each section. If you download LIBCAT.zip you'll have a…
#QuickTime Ipas
Message #195166
Dave: Do you guys sell the QuickTime IPAS? There have been some inquiries here about its abilities and I thought you might be able to offer some assistance. Thanks for any assitance you can offer. – Bob Ritger
Ken: Check this file out, it is in the IPAS library #1 here in the AMMEDIA forum: >> [71162,131] Tomas Capek QTIME1.ZIP Bin, Bytes: 43801, Count: 232, 17-Mar-95 Last:23-Sep-95 Title : Animetix QuickTime Movie Maker v1.13 Keywords: 3D STUDIO 3DS IPAS IXP QUICKTIME ANIMETIX A plug-in for Video Post under…
Ed: Thanks for your response on TapeDisk. As I mentioned to Alec I'll update the PARFAQ.txt to make sure this is correctly spelled out. – Bob Ritger
Alec: Thanks for the info on TapeDisk. I'll incorporate it into the PARFAQ.txt. I suspected that these DOS-type backup methods could do a direct restore to the PAR drive but I wanted to hear from someone who has succeeded. – Bob Ritger
Anselm: >> The adress grazz@zorro.cever.army.mil
Manuel: There are a couple of others here who have experienced this error. The approach which seems to work is to make sure you have your FILES=100 or some other reasonable number in your start up. If this doesn't cure the problem then it is best to strip down your…
Reza: Which version of the Vibrant drivers are you using? FWIW, the Viper works fine in 24bit mode. – Bob Ritger
Dave: Try restoring to a DOS drive first and then copying the files to your PAR drive. I haven't tried going directly from tape to the PAR drive during a resore, I don't even know if it is even possible. With a program like TapeStore which makes a tape drive…
Aaron: Monitor choice is very personal, I wouldn't skimp in any way on this part of one's system. At home I have a 17" and at work a 21". Small icons don't bother me, small wallet contents do. – Bob Ritger
Anselm: Way to go! I like hearing about successes like yours. – Bob Ritger
Aaron: What dot pitch is your 17" monitor? At home mine is a .26mm and is crisp at 1024 x 768. At .28mm I could understand dissatisfaction. – Bob Ritger
John: You are in luck, well soon you will be. I just uploaded a FAQ file for the PAR, should be a couple hours before it clears. This has been long overdue. DPS put together one for the PVR even before the unit was available. The PVR FAQ is called…
DPS PAR – PARFAQ file
Message #194840
I just uploaded a Digital Processing Systems (DPS PAR) Frequently Asked Questions file to the Hardware Library #6. The filename is PARFAQ.TXT. It is intended that this file grow as more information becomes available. I realize this file is long overdue but better late than never, right? The file will…
Cindy: >> I just got it and it works great Thanks
Jody: This can be found in the IPAS library #1: >> [71162,131] Tomas Capek QTIME1.ZIP Bin, Bytes: 43801, Count: 232, 17-Mar-95 Last:23-Sep-95 Title : Animetix QuickTime Movie Maker v1.13 Keywords: 3D STUDIO 3DS IPAS IXP QUICKTIME ANIMETIX A plug-in for Video Post under 3D Studio that lets you create 24-bit…
Garry: I don't have a crystal ball but I think the Lightscape stand-alone package for NT should ship before the new year. At least the people I talked to were optimistic and the demo version being exhibited at SIGGRAPH was mostly functional. Lightscape has been available for SGI for a…
DPS PAR PARFAQ file
Message #194835
I just uploaded a Digital Processing Systems (DPS PAR) Frequently Asked Questions file to the Hardware Library #6. The filename is PARFAQ.TXT. It is intended that this file grow as more information becomes available. I realize this file is long overdue but better late than never, right? The file will…
Tom: Are you raytracing the shadows? – Bob Ritger
Stephen: Good heads up on the FILES parameter. I'll store that one away. – Bob Ritger
Tim: If you wish to see older messages all you have to do is set your date back while you are on-line. Your high message counter gets reset each time you log onto the forum. This keeps you from reading all messages over and over. – Bob Ritger
Rene: FWIW, this could be worth a look: 71242,2366] John Schmidt MARSRV.TXT Text, Bytes: 8165, Count: 256, 13-Feb-95 Last:26-Sep-95 Title : Revue of the "MARS" MPEG card. Keywords: MARS NTSC PAL VIDEO MPEG TEST REVIEW This is a review of the "MARS" Mpeg Animation Recording System, for outputting 25 or…
Jon: Check this out from Library #3 >> [100113,2623] Fady Wehbe SCRSAVE.EXE Bin, Bytes: 125880, Count: 331, 19-Jun-95 Last:26-Sep-95 Title : 3D Customizable screen saver with Music Keywords: 3D STUDIO FLI FLC MID WAV SCREEN SAVER CUSTOMIZE Want to play your 3D studio animation as a screen saver ? Do…
Terrence: Your message was cut off. Anyway, Larry Minton has uploaded some threads and messages on invalid Rats nests and other anomolies. I haven't checked them out yet but they will be worth a look. – Bob Ritger
Dave: Although I archive my PAR files in several ways (sometimes direct to tape) I usually backup first to a DOS drive and then copy the files over to the PAR drive. Is this the method you are using? – Bob Ritger
Aladino: The most current Vibrant drivers are in the library here, have you tried them out? The file is VIB3DS.ZIP in Library #3. >> Update to the Vibrant Graphics drivers which shipped with Autodesk 3D Studio R4. Fixes MGA Impression and other bugs. Supports the same cards as v1.0.6.p4. Caution:…
Thomas: Photoshop runs quite well under WindowsNT as do most programs that were written for Windows. Dual-booting into DOS for 3DS and into NT for Windows apps may be what you need. Depending on your system and setup you may want to check for all of your device driver needs.…
Tim: I sent you a response which was a reply to your original post. Let me know if you get these messages. – Bob Ritger
Owen: You may want to check out the ACAD forum. – Bob Ritger
Greg and Roger: The best swiss army knife of 3D file conversions I have found is Syndesis Corp's Interchange for Windows. It handles ProE .stl files and can convert them to .3DS files in one shot. It is not free (I have forgotten the price tag) but has some great…
Tim: Welcome to Ammedia! So you figure you would just say hello and then drop a bomb on me, eh? I've actually experienced a simmilar memory protection fault. It was intermittent as well, hate that. Possibly a leaner startup would help. Can you clean up the config.sys or the autoexec.bat?…
Mike: Best to post your message in the ACAD forum. – Bob Ritger
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