#Runing on a PowerMac
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I have a freind who would like to know if anyone out there has had any success
running 3D Studio on a PowerMac running with a 486 DX2 compatable card
installed. Autodesk did not know since it has never been bench marked by them.
If so, what differences in performance can I expect to see?
Tom,
>> 3D Studio on a PowerMac running with a 486 DX2 compatable card
I think your biggest problem would be that 3D Studio requires a hardware lock
that attaches to a parallel printer port, which Mac's don't have. Does the
compatibility card have one mounted on it? Without one, 3D Studio won't run.
John
Thanks for the reply, John. At this time we are exploring options, so I will
have to look into that.
No parallel key, no 3DS. Or you can _buy_ 3DS and one of those software
programs to will blown away the protection. However, that's not recommended, as
3DS could act strange. I am not sure it is legal either (althought if you own
the program and the key, most probably it is legal). OR, you can try to use
PowerPrint, that come with a local-talk to parallel converter and do some
custom cables to match it with the pins of the key.
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