Accom and 3DS??? how?
Derek:
>> I agree that this is a fantastic device and it has worked flawlessly
>> with our SGI hardware. I hope it works as well with 3DS4.
I'm sure it will for you, it has for us.
>> We now need to connect our PC to our SGI/MAC network so that our
>> developers can send renders directly to the Accom over the network.
What you want is:
1) Make sure you have the NFS networking software for the SGI. It is an extra
charge option, about $600 or so.
2) Get a copy of PC/TCP from On-Net Software. This is the same software that
Accom uses on the WSD/XL, and is required on at least 1 PC for rendering. The
others could be PC-NFS, or anything similar. Might as well get TCP/PC for
everything if you're starting out fresh, though.
3) Run it! That's all you will need, in addition to a few ethernet cards and
cables, of course.
We have basically the same thing running here, from a SUN network, and it has
performed flawlessly for five years. Let me know how it works for you.
Greg Pyros