This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Hi Tom, The generic S3-968 should support the 2000PRO/X-4. I have not tried the 8MB card myself. We have tried the GLoria-8 with the GLoria-4 in-line driver entry and we get the same error message as you do with your WINNER 2000/PRO-8, not enough memory. Regardless, we are working to…
Hi Tom, Did you get your 8MB 2000PRO/X working with the ADI driver that comes with the board?? I've asked our supporters to try this out specifically on an 8MB board. There should be support for the board in the inline drivers in the future. Exactly what form that will…
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 28, 1995 9:13 AM
Hi Thiemo, Your 2000PRO/X-8 should run with 3DS at the resolutions that you want. You should first test the resolution using the DOS program called winsetup ("win" here comes from "Winner" ). So, use winsetup and configure a 1600×1200 resolution with 32 bpp and the highest refresh rate that your…
Hi Charles, Somehow you have ended up in the multimedia forum rather than the AutoCAD forum. If however, you GO ACAD, then I'm certain that someone will be able to give you a hand. 🙂 As for R12 and the display driver, you need to launch AutoCAD with the the…
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Shipping/Receiving
September 26, 1995 2:55 AM
Hi John, Thanks for the reply. The on-board VGA is an S3 Vision968 which will be supported for 3DS Classic as well. As for the non-commital response goes, remember that 3DS MAX is new for *all* of us, so I can imagine a sales representative would rather be cautious than…
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 22, 1995 9:51 AM
Hi Thomas, You can use the ADI driver that comes with the 2000PRO/X. Sometimes 3DS and the ADI drivers don't like to play well together, but this should definitely get you up and running. You will also be able to use the full resolution available with the 8MB board when…
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Shipping/Receiving
September 22, 1995 9:51 AM
Hi John, > >My dealer called ELSA who did not know whether their boards would be supported >by Autodesk. He then Omnicomp who claimed that their 3Demon was the ONLY board >for now that would be supported, and specifically that the ELSA board would >NOT work with MAX. How Omnicomp…
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 19, 1995 7:31 AM
Hi Claus, > >Plotting TGA-Images from 3DS on special paper is never a problem for us. In >some cases, my ELSA Winner PRO PCI 4MB shows wrong colours at the monitor. I >think the 64k color-mode is not the best with the ELSA. > I just saw this note. Thought…
Hi Terry, You can get multiple monitor support under Windows NT for example with two WINNER graphics controllers. In fact under NT we offer multiple display support (I mean _more_ than 2 displays 🙂 Multiple display support under is typically manufacturer dependent. You need to know what combinations the manufacturer…
Hi Alan, The rendering speed for the GLoria is basically the same for 16bpp dithered and 24bpp. Sincerely, Tom
Hi Alan, The 3Dlabs chip we are using is the latest available, the 300/SX. I need to put together the technical information on the GLoria anyway, so if you can wait a bit, I'll post/upload some complete information. Not to leave you hanging… the GLoria always has 8 Mb DRAM,…
Hi M3, Didn't I just see you in the AutoCAD forum… Just wanted to say that if your friend is thinking of going to 3DS MAX, that he should also look into the ELSA GLoria. The GLoria is like a WINNER 2000PRO/X with the addition of 3D hardware acceleration thanks…
3DS 3 with Windows 95
Message #187619
Hi Mike, Well, as long as you're getting a new PC with a new OS, why not get the OS that 3DS Max will run on, NT? Sincerely, Tom
PR: ELSA & Force 2 Intl
Message #187245
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: Monday 7th August 1995 Force 2 to distribute ELSA graphics cards and monitors Force 2 International Ltd has been appointed by ELSA GmbH as its exclusive distributor in the UK for the ELSA range of high performance graphics cards and monitors for Windows, multi- media,…
Hi Ernie, >>> Thanks for the info on the Gloria card. I'm holding off on any purchases until MAX actually ships but will keep your company in mind the time comes.
Hi Ernie, You bet we can enhance NT's video capabilities. 1st there's the basic 2D performance. 2nd there's the 3D performance required by 3DS MAX. You can get the best of both worlds … sometimes. 🙂 2D performance is a given requirement. Your graphics controller needs a good GUI graphics…
Hi Kyle, You can get a 2MB WINNER 1000AVI for about that price. It will do 16bpp at 1152×864 with a refresh rate of 85 Hz. It also does 800x600x32bpp at 85 Hz. The board also has WinNT support directly from ELSA 🙂 What other applications do you run? AutoCAD?…
Hi John, So you've got a 4MB board now? Which board was it, if I may ask. Thanks, Tom
Thanks Dennis! Tom
WRAM Shortage?
Message #186213
Hi folks, I've got a question… Has anyone heard about a shortage of WRAM chips? I just got a message asking about it. They said that the shortage of WRAM would affect them until sometime in October. BTW, that's WRAM as in the new Window-RAM, not to be confused with…
Hi Dennis, Sorry to ask this of you, but message 185717 has already been deleted from my message archives in ozcis. Can you post the relevent portion of the message for me. Thanks! 🙂 Tom
MPEG Boards
Message #186211
Hi Ron, ELSA offers an MPEG playback card called the ELSAmotion. You can get more information about ELSA products by downloading the file WINNER.TXT from the libraries. You can also call ELSA direct at 800-272-ELSA for more information. I hope that helps. Sincerely, Tom
Thanks for the info Bob. Tom
Hi Albert, OpenGL and Heidi are both graphics APIs. The GLINT chip supports both. Heidi will be able to interface through it's own device driver interface to a piece of hardware (like the GLINT chip), or Heidi will talk to OpenGL (among other options, I'm sure). Hope that helps. Sincerely,…
Hi Bob, > >The new IPAS was developed by Minerva and supposedly will be sent out in about >4 weeks or so. > Have you got any other information about this? Thanks, Tom
Hi Angela, Does the NAVFlyer run under NT and Win95?? Thanks, Tom
Hi Dave, Looking forward to the reports! Tom
Hi Lee, Thanks for the tip! Tom
#183261-
OpenGL
Message #183827
Hi Terry, > >Elsa Inc., 2041 Mission Collage Blvd., Suite 165, Santa Clara, CA. 95054. >Phone (800) 272 3572, Fax (408) 565 9650. > Thanks! Tom
Hi John, Pepin is the smallest county in Wisconsin. Our cabin is in the hills between Lake Pepin and the Chippewa. It's more like 50 years from becoming a bedroom community. 🙂 ELSA makes all 2D and 3D boards. We're in Aachen, Germany and Santa Clara, CA. I'm in Aachen.…
Wisconsin!!
Message #183389
Hi John, You're in Jefferson, WI, right? Just curious, but where is that? We have a cabin over in Pepin County. Thanks, Tom
Hi Byron, re: CIS is expensive… are you using an off-line reader program like OZCIS, NAVCIS, or TAPCIS?? These programs will save you a significant amount of online costs. I use OZCIS. It's shareware and can be downloaded from CIS. Sorry that I can't help you with 3DS on the…
Hi John, That's uh, er, well … Phi Beta *Kappa* 😉 Kiao, Tom
Hi Philippe, "RAM for the price of SPAM" would be an even better deal. 🙂 Tom
Hi John, Like Dan, I really can't answer your questions either. We are all waiting for SIGGRAPH to find out the answers. I can only point to the most likely options. 🙂 Sincerely, Tom
Hi John, With 3DS/R4, there are no provisions for 3D hardware acceleration. With R5 under NT, there *probably* will be. (I don't know if there have been any specific announcements regarding that… I just keep reading messages from Jonas (AdesK) saying "… please visit us at SIGGRAPH…" 🙂 Anyway, since…
Hi Dennis, ELSA produces the WINNER family of graphic controllers. Our boards range from entry level controllers to high-end 3D accelerated graphic controllers. We produce all of our own drivers, both for CAD products as well as for windowed operating systems like Windows 3.1/NT/95, OS/2 Warp, NextStep, etc. We also…
Hi Dennis, You may have already heard this, but R13/NT is available for the DEC Alpha. You may not have heard that ELSA supports the DEC Alpha under NT. At A/E/C Systems in Atlanta we showed the new AutoCAD running on a Dual screen Alpha workstation. Sincerely, Tom
Hi John, > >I talked to one of the reps at fujitsu and they said that the board had been >shipping for about two weeks, and that there were drivers for 3DStudio that >were excelerated. The guy told me that they were running 3DStudio just the >other day. > I…
Hi Albert, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The file had not been uploaded to this forum. I will upload it to Lib #6, Hardware. Of course you can always use the 800 number. 🙂 Sincerely, Tom
#177748-
#3DLabs Video Board
Message #178381
Hi John, ELSA's GLoria is a 3D controller that combines a 3Dlabs GLINT chip with an S3 Vision968 to give you excellent performance for 3D acceleration as well as Windows performance. The GLoria is a shipping product. It has drivers for Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, etc. It supports OpenGL as…
#177266-
dual screen
Message #178380
Hi Alex, For a dual screen sestup you will need to use the ADI interface that is provided with the SPEA cards. To the best of my knowledge, the in-line drivers will not do a dual display system such as you have. Best of luck. Tom
Hi Mike, The 800 number won't work from Europe. You'll have to give Klaus a fax number or direct dial number. Take care, Tom
Hi Chris, BTW, if you're new to CIS, then look into getting a good off-line reader like OZCIS, NAVCIS, etc. They make life much easier *and* they save you money. Take care, Tom
Hi Michael, I seem to recall seeing some examples in the libraries on how one can create realistic looking reflections etc with 3DS. Sorry I can remember more, but maybe some of the others can help. There is also a ray tracing product that will work with 3DS. I have…
#155379-
Low res #D
Message #155833
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Autodesk 3D Studio
February 27, 1995 4:03 AM
You should also try looking for help in the ACAD forum (if you haven't already). Dietmar Rudolf, for example, has a SaveAsR12DXF program for R13 that should help with your DXF problem. Sorry that I can't help you further.
Thanks Gary. Tom
## of 3DS Seats
Message #148713
Hello Gary, I have a fast question for you. Can you tell me approximately how many 3DS licenses are out there? I seem to recall reading a figure in the range of 40,000 users, but I can't find the information again. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Tom
Hi Gus, > >I have all the code that came with all Graphic Gems books. I don't >remember if GGII included the code (I'm sure GGIV does). If anyone >wants I can upload it here. > That would be appreciated. Thanks. Tom
#123809-
Diamond Stealth 64 2MEG
Message #123875
From:
Tom Lansford [ARTIST]
Autodesk Multimedia Forum
· Hware/OpSys/video
September 15, 1994 5:46 AM
Hi Spenser, There are updates to the Vibrant inline drivers here in the libraries. If you contact Vibrant, they will be able to tell you which selection will work with your cards. Take care, Tom
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