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33/Weitek or 486?

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#8073From: alec jasonJan 21, 1992 2:19 AM
I've just upgraded to a 486 today (with no MCP) from a 386 33mhz with an INTEL MCP. I just finished rendering a file in 3 hours and 20 minutes on the 486. It took 12 hours on the 386. I found myself actually watching the rendering info screen with glee each time the "current frame" number clicked forward. Alec Jason
#8075From: MARTIN G FOSTERJan 21, 1992 3:19 AM
That's great but, alas, we always yearn for more speed within a short time! <g>
#8145From: Robert TinsleyJan 22, 1992 3:18 PM
I you watched for three some hours…frame by frame with glee….does that mean you also watched frame by frame for twelve hours???? Just wondering.
#8169From: alec jasonJan 23, 1992 1:49 AM
No, Robert. When it took 12 hours, the frames went by so slow that they failed to activate my glee glands. Alec Jason
#8214From: Robert TinsleyJan 24, 1992 3:22 PM
Ooooooh! Listen…if you really want active glands….try watching the rendering on a Mitsubishi 35" data monitor. It is HOT! I also here they have a 37" out now….just under 10 G's.