CompuServe Thread

Hi all, Its been a while since I've lurked here. I've logged on a couple of times to find the message threads clogged with news and rumors about C=. For those of you tied inexorably to your Amiga, I hope for your sake it all works out so that there is a steady supply of upward migrating systems from a reliable source, whomever that turns out to be. For our sake, we have waited several weeks to happily announce that we are finally shipping the Raptor. Newtek has done a GREAT job of getting Screamer Net and Lightwave ready and willing to work seamlessly with the Raptor. Although I don't have any exact rendering imrpovement numbers to quote, you probably wouldn't totally rely on my nums anyway, Brent Melnack will have a comprehensive Raptor review in the next issue of VTU. In it he will tell you precisely what kinds of speed improvements you can expect when using the Raptor. He'll even give you example scene files that you can run yourself. From what I gather, you can expect no less than a ten times improvement over the fastest Toaster/Amiga configuration. Sceamer Net was delivered to us today from Newtek and Raptors will begin to roll out of our place later this week. Those of you who are getting one will surely report your own findings here to let others know what they can expect when using a Raptor. We are very excited to be a part of this amazing market and we look forward to working with many of you. We are planning to be at Siggraph and hope to see you there. drp