#Dream System or Dream'n
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Hey there everybody,
I've got this great opportunity to purchase a custom system for use as
a graphics workstation and I've got some great ideas, but what I wnat to know
is. Could this be a 3D studio dream system or am I just dreaming?
I'm looking at a dual pentium system that could be upgraded to
a DEC ALPHA chip and really scream, but this all hinges on whether or
not 3DS goes windows NT or another OP SYS that will handle that kind
of a system. I could start with just a single chip and upgrade later,
but is this NT thing really going to happen?
I'm also looking at video cards with 3D accelerated chipsets.
I've heard that Autodesk may support these cards in the future to
allow for that SGI like, live rendered working environment. Does
anyone know which cards might be supported and if any are available
now?
I just want to buy into a technology that I can grow with
instead of scrap in a year because it's out of date.
Hi James,
<<.. 3DS and NT?.. >>
Please review the following..
File Info for 3DNT.TXT
Section: Autodesk 3D Studio Contributor: 74601,3525 Size: 5338
Submitted: 4/11/95 Type: Text Accesses: 625
Title: Autodesk Announces Windows NT Direction
Keys: AUTODESK PRESS RELEASE MULTIMEDIA NT 3DS 3D STUDIO ANIMATION
4/10/95 – Autodesk Announces Windows NT Direction for 3D
Studio–Leading Professional 3D Animation Software to Move to Next
Generation Operating System
(Approx DL at 2400 baud: :30)
Howdy.
I have a Digital Alpha AXP workstation that runs Windows NT, and I
have a workstation with two processors running Windows NT (P90, HP
Vectra). Both machines are screamers; the Alpha is unbelievably
fast.
I think if you have a great deal on an Alpha machine, get it. I have
a DEC machine (they invented the Alpha) and am very happy with it. I
have seen the "clone" Alpha machine (I don't remember who makes it)
and it is very close to the DEC.
I paid a whole lot of money for the DEC; if you get a good deal, get it.
<<I paid a whole lot of money for the DEC; if you get a good deal, get it.>>
Well it looks like I'm on the right path and I've been hunting around for a
good deal and was wondering what you would consider a good deal for that type
of system (this will be my first one).
If you could E-mail me a rough guess I would appreciate it and if I find a
great deal on one I'll let you know.
Thanks,
JaMeS
Well, the first one I got was an older model…they used to advertise
them with NT Advanced Server 3.1. By the time it was all over, with
an AXP150, 32mb RAM, an NEC 5D (the old 19" — super monitor, by the
way — ) and a 1.2gb drive, with NT Server 3.1 was running close to
$7000.00. Now they cost much more; I would expect to pay close to
$10,000 for a real hot one…
James, I have a DEC pcXL 590 that I will be upgrading to an Alpha
station as soon as 3DS NT is available. I can do this with a simple
daughter card swap. (simple, yet $1500). I currently have a spare
ziff socket for a second P90 processor, but this does me no good
since 3DS can't currently take advantage of parallel processing. I
say this because you mentioned going parallel now and upgrading to
alpha later. You may want to wait and go with parallel alpha's!
<BIG g>
Tyler,
Has Autodesk announced 3DS for NT on the Alpha? I understand it is supposed to
be a "simple recompile" of the code to run Alpha NT, but I have not seen any
anouncement by Autodesk on the issue. I sure hope it will be avalable, as the
Alpha should make a great platform for 3DS NT.
Rich Schwartz
>>Has Autodesk announced 3DS for NT on the Alpha?
I haven't heard a formal announcement on this. But with the number of 3DS
users running XL's, I think it is inevitable (I have "bet" a lot of money on it
in the way of hardware investment).
-Tyler
Tyler <Alpha> Sunday I visited a someones' shop who runs an in-house 3-D
software on Alpha with twin 325 chips and 256RAM to Raid Disc-Array. YICKS!!!!
Smoke'n. 40mg/sec min throughput with real-time prev. If 3-DS R5 will run on
Alpha there's gonna be some outrageous new envelop around project designs.
Jeffrey
I agreed with your decision Tyler, I hope that Autodesk agrees.
Good luck with the Alphas.
Rich Schwartz
>>I agreed with your decision Tyler, I hope that Autodesk agrees.
Good luck with the Alphas.
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