This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Martin: I think I would term PharLap as PC-abusive . I have often said that if a system will run flawlessly with 3DS, AniPro, and R12 it is bug free… I can't think of any software more demanding on a PC (not to say that there isn't…). C#
Martin: I believe that you have some sleuthing to do. There should be jumpers on the SCSI controller that let you move the interrupt address of the controller. QEMM's memory mapping capabilities will help you sort this out. You need to find interrupt addresses that get along with the drivers…
Patrick: Pardon me for jumping in, but the best resolution you can get on tape is, I believe, 400 lines. What you're probably concerned with is the fact that real time is 256 colors. You will find that more colors (16 million, or so) produce images that 'appear' to have…
Mike: Well, I would jerk the SCSI controller for the Sony, along with the driver from config.sys and see if the problem goes away. If it does, then you can move the interrupts on the Sony so they don't conflict with (a guess…) your graphics card. C#
Mike: I still would bet that there is a memory conflict or a TSR conflict… are you using a Mircosoft Mouse, or a clone? C#
Mike: I don't have any crashes on my 486/33 none… zero. Now, how do you suppose that these are for sure bugs? C#
Whassamattayou? You guys lost your guts.. is that IT? If you can design an interface that will blow away the competition and please the users, the third party developers will grudgingly go along or get left in the dust… or… do you mean the third party developers that depend upon…
Phil: I say blow them up. It's past time for AutoCAD to catch up… I suppose, however, that the easiest way to accomplish this is to let NT do it for you… you can use the new operating system as a point of departure. Besides, when I started this campaign,…
Peter: The Yost group are the author's of Autodesk's 3D Studio and Animator Pro… the IPAS routines are add on features of 3D Studio which provide custom animation effects… they are sorta like animation 'shaders' if you're familiar with Renderman. You will be able to buy the IPAS routines developed…
Roger: I know exactly how you feel… I have been pushing for a redesign of the AutoCAD interface for 5 years… and at least some response occured with Release 12. It would be egotistical of me to say that I had something to do with that and I still don't…
Roger: I am one of the most vocal critics of Autodesk on their forums (maybe on the planet… ). I also write books about their products. I have no problem getting my questions answered and fear nothing except a democrat as president. You can do everything that you are doing…
Mike: There are numerous persons running 3DS and AniPro on 486 platforms. You, and maybe a few others, have had sporatic difficulties that I can't put a finger on… and the explanation has never been the same. Since most of those with the problem don't post their config.sys and autoexec.bat…
So… Jamie's turned into a mad scientist up in some dark hole in Autodesk's offices, with computers stacked from floor to ceiling, eh? I always knew he was the type . C#
Mike: If you had no problem until you upgraded the board, then guess where the problem is… geeeze. C#
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Whoa! What happened to a message I posted last night? Is this Halloween or what? I replied to Gary's comments about wishlists and told him to watch out for little black submarines… anybody seen this one anywhere? C #
Daniel: Make sure you stick around and upload some of your stuff from time to time! Welcome to the zoo…. C#
G- Might be simpler to have two sessions and pass out 'tickets'… Could develop some interest and you would have to go to three sessions . C#
Don: No… I believe it is necessary, and legally correct, for you to call Summa and get a set of driver updates… C#
Steven: You should use SVADI that comes with AutoCAD. When you start a rendering, if the driver hasn't been configured it will prompt you for your rendering wishes… Also, you should post this in the ACAD forum… this forum is for 3D Studio, Animator Pro, etc… C#
Mohammad: Great… I didn't see that you received an answer so I'm glad you aren't still looking for lost causes . I used to speak more Arabic than I do now… I even knew how to say "I don't speak much Arabic" . (Schway schway…?) I learned Gulf Arabic in…
Bill: Well… the >first< animation software that I used was Animator.. and the >second< was Animator Pro. I have >seen< Disney's version… my primary interest is in going to tape not to Windows or other platforms (maybe later…). I'm not qualified to evaluate the software on a comparison basis but…
Gary: My rendering times were exactly the same with or without the memory manager… I didn't force a setup using emm386.exe, however… I don't belive that QEMM would force expanded memory unless PharLap has a preference, either… but I will try that next. OK… I'm back. While I was waiting…
Mohammad: Well… I think Kevin Krell's message is probably correct. Is there any way that you didn't get the I/O card from Compaq? (Highly possible overseas, I would say…). Ma'asallahma… C#
Kevin: Like I said, other drivers… maybe they are all loading drivers for their controllers, etc? It could also be that the difference may start to show up when you are using ALOT of memory (which Autodesk probably has gobs of…). I can imagine that expanded memory is better for…
G: Whoa! I'm gonna go try this tonight! 50-60% increase?? I always thought Pharcrap was a quirky bird! Now I don't think there's any question… that is, assuming we're not venturing forth into areas which we have no idea what we're talking about… which is what the PharLap guys want…
Kevin: I thought about that, too, but since he's using a Compaq I >assumed< that he had a good quality I/O card… C#
Phil: I'm not sure I understand… QEMM makes memory available to applications in either expanded or extended memory format as they request. If you don't use QEMM to load anything high, thereby increasing base ram available, then the only performance enhancement that should be available is due to the way…
Gary: A memory manager makes absolutely no difference in the performance of 3DS unless you have a number of drivers that you want to load hi… or unless you're saying that expanded memory is faster than extended memory (depends on whether 3DS likes to address memory in page frames or…
Mohammad: Well, I have never tried hard copy output from 3DS, but I have seen that happen when I was using a graphics driver from 3DS 1.0 in 3DS 2.0… and I don't think it had much to do with clock speed… but since you are configuring I/O ports, who…
Mohammad… Yes, we read messages. It may be that no one felt qualified to answer your question. Re-pose it directly to me and I will see what I can do… C#
James: Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but I can say that if you had some patience you would be able to find out how to use this tool better than it seems you have learned to do. I have been on here five years, and I don't think…
Chris: I want to use a rewriteable optical, but I haven't heard of any version that has software that lets you look up a specific file and get it… i.e. you end up putting files in volumes on tapes, which you have to go through one at a time to…
James: Being able to get AutoCAD or 3DS to run 'out of the box' has a certain performance boost over more exotic cards that can easily outweigh the 'time savings' purportedly available from other types of chipsets. I have a client who has an S3 board that can only run…
Jim: First, you should move your message to the ACAD forum… this forum is for 3D Studio, Animator Pro, etc. Second, I don't run AutoCAD in a non-supported environment, be it operating system or simulated math co-processor. My time is too valuable to take risks with… if I'm going to…
Hector: You need to go to the ACAD forum, not the ASOFT forum. You can check for the update in DL9 by using BRO /key:calcomp… You must download the file yourself… we can't send it to you. C#
Jolie: You need to run the Diamond card's vesa driver then use the vesa driver for AniPro… You >may< be able to upgrade the PharLap memory manager using NEWDX so that it will work under HIMEM/EMM386 but I'm not sure… if Phil doesn't tell you what to do, let me…
Well, Kevin Krell can tell you if you can switch the Targa driver around to different resolutions. I don't have one, so I don't have any experience with them. I think you could resize the flic to view it full screen, but this is time consuming and wouldn't serve your…
Steve: I think it has to do with all of the lightning that you get there! . Seriously, even though you may have been specific, I missed your problem. I don't know 386Max, but maybe I can help you out. Can you post the contents of your config.sys and autoxec.bat…
G- Heh, heh… that's a great way of putting it… I know a few folks who wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry at your explanation! . C#
Dale: Well…. you're gonna hafta print out the AutoSig manual… there's no other way to figure out how to use the program… but, since it's free, that shouldn't be something to complain about. I had to read the sucker three or four times to get my use of ATO up…
Dean: You need to check the ACAD forum instead of this forum, the ASOFT forum. I believe you will find SHX2SHP there, but I'm not sure what library… probably Utilities. C#
James: There is a section in the manual that clearly explains how to create flics from 3DS… and he needs to read it. It would seem odd that he didn't find that portion of the manual, which is why you were asked if you (i.e. 'he') had a manual. We're…
Scott: I would add that nothing you learn from using Animator will hurt you when and if you want to move up to 'professional' resolutions and animations. I highly recommend getting Animator to see if you want to go for the $795 package… Animator Pro. C#
James: I'm saying that there is never enough memory for 3DS… and I sure don't see the benefit of allocating ANY of what I have to Windows since I would be more interested in getting 3DS to put out what I'm after as fast as possible (usually too late, too…
Jim: Yes… but you are suffering some performance loss in a memory scheme such as 3DS uses when you are either providing all the memory that Windows can make available for 3DS and switching to another program is therefore slower, or you're giving Windows enough breathioff ng room and slowing…
Mark: Well, I don't think we were talking about 3DS for Windows… We were talking about 3DS. I have also heard that modem communication in the 'background' isn't really 'in the background'. The communications software must have total control of the port when it is sending or receiving. Therefore, a…
Jeff: Personally, I don't see any reason why someone would want to run 3DS under windows… it isn't a multi-tasking environment in this case, so I don't think you can share processor time between 3DS and a Windows App. At any rate, I believe you will have to ditch the…
Alec: I'm not an expert, but my guess is that 'it depends upon the geometry that is being shaded' and 'the location and number of light sources', and finally 'the materials and maps that are involved'. C#
David: I, um… wanna say $14k, but I'm not sure… G knows, I think. C#
David: Thanks. I've often wondered about optical drives… maybe I should just get a CD writer… Sony's coming out with one… C #
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