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#3D studio

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#19670From: James WalshJul 21, 1992 7:43 AM
Mr Miller – The system is a 25Mhz so I don't see why that would be an upgrade. Also, I think $150 is a bit much for a chip, and my freind is a bit upset about this "Oops, sorry we didn't tell you about that…" from Autodesk of all people. This is the sort of thing you expect from a Mac. What was the other suggestion? James
#19685From: Rick MillerJul 21, 1992 10:19 AM
James: Since you did not say in your messages I did not know what clock speed your friend's computor was. The B-Step chip produces errors and is an earlier version than the D-Step chip, that would be an upgrade. When I was checking, about a year ago, $150 for a 386 CPU was excellent price. According to the manual even some 25 MHz CPU's have this problem. If he has the 25 MHz then the computor must be made by Intel, earlier versions were made by Oliveti for AT&T. When we were evaluating 3DS at the FAA for their CBT project, they were using AT&T 386/25 computors, we finally had to disable the "Cache Memory". None of these problems ever stopped 3DS from loading, but it might help you later, who knows. As far as the other suggestion, it won't help if you don't have the B-Step chip. Good luck, hope it work out ok. Regards………Rick
#19687From: James WalshJul 21, 1992 10:28 AM
Rick – Sorry if I sounded curt, it wasn't intended. Yes, it is a 386. We will try the other things you suggested, and if you can come up with any thing else we would apprecitate it. How long have you been working with 3ds? James