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#PROFESSIONAL HELP!

    02-Sep-93 22:55:12
Sb: #PROFESSIONAL HELP!
Fm: Bob Weibler 72163,301
To: **ALL**
Good News! I believe that I was sucessful in selling my current employer on the merits of 3d presentations this morning! (using my "crash prone" quickly-put-together flic) Now for the questions(g)!: I will be creating a proposal(?) for animations-the options: 1. I work as a consultant, using my own equipment, and charge on an hourly or per-project basis. 2. The company purchases the required hardware and software for a DOS based (3DStudio) animation and "video production" suite. Where I would be a salaried employee. 3. Same as #2, but workstation (unix) based system. Questions: 1. Can anyone give me a ballpark figure for what I should charge as a 'consultant'? If there's a difference, I'm located in the Boston area. I would like to charge a reasonable amount, but I don't want to scare them off. 2. I feel comfortable selecting the dos system, but would like to know what some mid-end and some low-end video systems (VTR(s), controller, graphics card?) might consist of. 3. I'm kind of a die-hard 3DS fan, but if anyone has had any experience with a unix based 3D system, this information would be appreciated. (program, workstation, other?) Thanks for any help! Keeping my fingers crossed(bg)! Bob W.