#Hardware questions
Bob:
Lots of questions! And all in one message! Here's a few answers:
>> Do we need a dedicated server or can the hi-power machine be
>> used as the server/workstation?
I'd just take one of your 486's and make it a dedicated NT server.
>> Do you know for sure that 3ds MAX will take advantage and use
>> the second chip in a dual pentium under NT?
Autodesk has stated this in the past, and they were using this at the Siggraph
demonstrations, so I'd say this was a safe bet.
>> Can both 486's help in the render farm or are they too slow
>> to even bother?
Depends on the types of animation you do. If you end up doing a lot of
compositing like we do, there would be many uses for the machines.
>> When a machine is slave rendering under 3dsr4 in a DOS session
>> in windows NT …
3DS4 doesn't run well under NT at all, and definitely not in the background.
Greg Pyros