This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Aki, i'll check it out. thanks
Henry, It appears to be a heat problem. I took the cover off and no problems what so ever. In fact the system crashed just with workbench running last nite – so I don't think it software/Flyer related. But the open cover on the 4000 is not a practical option.…
Bruce, you are KING!! I took the cover off the 4000 and the problem has not occured again. I had spent hours trying to figure out what the heck was going on and never did it occure to me that it may be a heat problem. I now have a…
#Flyer Crashes
Message #102583
Following is happening when using the Toaster 3.94 with Flyer: Monitor goes green and system crashes. I cannot reboot and the Amiga will not come on-line for a few hours, even after repeated turning on/off of the computer. This has happened on three occassions: Bringing Frozen images into TPaint and…
Flyer Crouton ?
Message #102165
Thanks, I guess we are all in the same boat – just waiting. Adib ]
thanks Henry, I will give the CG trick a shot. Adib
PAR for Sale!
Message #183433
PAR board for sale. For the Amiga. This card is in immaculate condition and is like new. I still have the box, manuals, disks, and all other pertinent material. I am keeping the hard drive, so you have to buy one yourself. This puppy is set to sail at $1,300.…
Amiga 1200 for sale!
Message #183432
Amiga 1200, GVP 30Mhz Accelartor with Math-CoProcessor, 4 MB Ram, 2MG graphics RAM, 120MB Hard Drive, 14" Magnavox VGA Monitor with built in stereo speakers, LightRave – Lightwave without the Toaster. This is basically a brand spankingly new Amiga that was barely used, and when it was it served as…
Lucky you! I got a PAR that is looking for a caring and loving home. It is in pristine condition and I still have the box, manuals, disks, etc… But I am keeping my hard drive with the animations on it. I just listed it in our local papers in…
Nothing to do with Newtons Law – it was expected. Just writing to again show my great appreciation for LW Pro. A tremendous resource of information which I look forward to reading. Keep up the great work – I know it must be hard doing Amblin, CI$, LW Pro, VTU,…
Nothing, I do my Toaster stuff out of my bedroom (well it no longer looks like a bedroom, I just sleep there). Its a lot easier to close shop and disappear if you don't have a shop to begin with. Adib
We all await anxiously for you to open the doors to this mystery product and company. If its for real, fantastic! let us know. Adib
I think if anyone was going to test a serious 3D system, it would be John Gross and Grant Boucher. I am sure they had Raptors for many months before they were actually released and therefore confidence in the viability of the product existed. Who IS testing this "revolutionary" product?…
Is your IPAS for 3DS 3.0 or 4.0? Adib
Wayne, from what I saw, these guys are full of it. I called them up before Sigraph to ask them if they were going to be showing the Transputer board. They said, oh yeah we'll have a full blown version which is 96 times faster than a 4000 040 and…
I whole heartedly agree with your view. Adib
you are right, the smoke and mirrors marketing tactics of Newtek really serves no purpose other than to cast a shadow of doubt for those professionals who are seriously considering a non-linear system. I can just see Avid sales people telling their potential clients about NewTeks unattainable "D-2" quality claims.…
Hi Frank, Just to soliticite your opinion and also bring one item to the attention of those who are looking over these particular exchanges regarding the Flyer: NewTek does claim D2 output quality on the Flyer, but if the input is not D2 quality (I have no idea how you…
I am sure it did!
#89489-
Interchange +
Message #89690
>>somehow it seemed easier for me to drive ten hours to Detroit to work on the review.
#89443-
Interchange +
Message #89448
I met Sheldon about two years ago – he was giving demos of the Toaster 2.0 system. I went over to his store and he must have spent at least three hours showing me all that the Toaster could do. Well, billions of dollars later (I didn't realize how much…
Sorry, didn't know I had to put your ID# on the message – it has been noted! Message came after I had converted in Interchange and then loaded the object in Lightwave. I am having the guy who gave me the object look at it and see what the deal…
Lance, Thanks for the tip, I had simply stopped using WaveMaker for about three months since it was going nuts. I guess I'll give it another shot for those quick and dirty logo needs. Have fun with your Raptor. Adib
You cannot just log on and download anything you feel like taking. You have to call NewTek, and get an account (they set you up on their computer- their is no cost involved) so that when you dial the BBS, it allows you to enter the system and see the…
#Raptor/LW3.52 Question
Message #43157
Lance, I have a Raptor (now a R+) and have experienced the same problems you are stating. 1) Wavemaker – I have tried loading WaveMaker scenes on the Raptor Plus, and it just freaks out if I have it in anything but independent rendering mode (what acutally happens is that…
Interchange +
Message #88998
Long time no see, I trust everything is excellent at Syndesis HQ. Recently I have been trying to convert a DXF object to LW or even 3DS. However, I have been getting the following error: Not enough memory for object point data John, my machine has about 36MB Ram, and…
Thanks for clearing things up a bit. I too hope that they have this drive business taken care of by the time they release the Flyer. Is Amblin getting any Flyers?
I can't imagine that so many are not meeting spec. It is my understanding that the manufacturing tolerance on HD's are pretty tight – it should be a totally automated procedure. I think since Commodore has gone under, NewTek has realized that its short term profits may not be as…
The BBS Number is 913-271-9299. But you need to have an account in order to log on.
The BBS Number is 913-271-9299. But its not going to do you much good if you don't have an account set up. So I suggest you get a hold of Brad Peebler and see what he can do for you.
#Lightwave 3.41 Screamer
Message #88540
Anyone download the new 3.41 version of Lightwave's Screamer version from the NewTek BBS? I downloaded it tonite, did everything I was suppose to (as far as setting up ScreamerNetdisk1 and ScreamerNetdisk2), I click on the install icon, get the regular message "full install or update", I choose full install,…
I have heard a rumor and I hope you can ask them if it is true: Supposedly, NewTek will only guarantee the hard drives that are used for the Flyer, if you purchase the drives through NewTek. They have supposedly stated that they are comming across a lot of variation…
Yeah, it would be a "timely" warning, specially in these days of domestic "awareness". Adib
>>NO more bugs, right!!??
>>So, what sort of speed improvement did you see with the WarpEngine>I don't know anyone who's interested. (If they were, I'd try to sell them on my 28MHz A3000 acc)
I hear you loud and clear. I have melted quite a few cards myself. Oh, I threw in a WarpEngine 040 28Mhz in my machine last week – I needed more ram, and it was the cheapest way to go as I have NO room in my 4000, and since…
Thanks Frank, I guess we will all find out in about 45 days or so. Adib
Frank, Is the TBC required for the Flyer an independent TBC or can the one on a Broadcast VTR be used with the Flyer? Adib
Erik, I have MotionMan and you can very easily morph between the various objects. All you have to do is set up the morph like any other in the objects directory, since all of the objects – man, manstron, woman, and child have the exact same number of points. They…
It could be your Amiga monitor. Is it a Comodore 1084 or is it a Magnavox? If its the Magnavox you need to get a special cable to make it work. Your dealer should have this, if not, their is a dealer on this forum who had previously mentioned that…
Don, Well, you know that I only write stuff on this forum while the Raptor is rendering :-). I just finished a job for a particular branch of the Department of Transportation and the Raptor was the only way I could have even concidered saying "Yes, I can do it",…
Glen, The loading problem for the new Beta Software was due to the fact that NewTek had mislabled the 1st disk file name. When loading, it is looking for ScreamerNetDisk1, and Newtek had the disk named just ScreamerNet. So Once I renamed it in workbench – everything was okay. Obviously…
Glen, Well this is an excellent opportunity for us! Please let us know if their claims are for real. Even Grant Boucher who I am sure is very interested in IK is skeptical. In fact, I would think that they would have been approached to do the beta testing for…
Peter, I haven't forgotten about your question on the Internet decompression routine, its just I haven't had a chance to meet up with my friend. I will ask him the question the first chance I get. By the way, I think Cybernetics is doing what you are implying, which is…
I hear you! Don Peterson should put an ad together for the Raptor and all it needs is a rad picture of the beast and the tag line: LIKE A DRUG! – which in my opinion explains the Raptor experience quite nicely. Just for fun, a fake Surgeon General Warning…
>>And just imagine if we ever get that Microstation converter done!
Peter, I will ask him on Tuesday after the holidays. Adib
Tony, My fellow coworker at the office was telling me about all the various mercators he had of the solar system. So today he brought in two huge books will all kinds of maps in them and he also has a mercator of IO. He flys through the Internet a…
Jeff, First of all, thanks for replying to my message. Also, not to digress, but I think Compuserve should provide an option box were people can draw – and attach the drawing to the message. But since that option is not available at this time, I am a little confused.…
Well, I would probably be the one uploading them (of course I haven't had much luck in this area – but I'll give it a shot). He says he has a mercator map of Jupitor's moon Io, but I have asked him to try and get the actual high-res images…
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