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#S3d vs. Alias

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#178948From: MARTIN G FOSTERJul 7, 1995 6:41 PM
>> Let's see… 60 x 8 processors, that's like having 480 Pentium 100/128mbs. << Sounds incredible but it's true when paging becomes horrendous on a PC (or any machine). The Challengers huge RAM and fast bus really kick arse when that situation occurs. I am of course talking about scenes that need maybe 300-400mb to render.
#178955From: Dan O'LearyJul 7, 1995 6:50 PM
>> Sounds incredible but it's true when paging becomes horrendous on a PC (or any machine). The Challengers huge RAM and fast bus really kick arse when that situation occurs. I am of course talking about scenes that need maybe 300-400mb to render. << Ok, you are WAAAAAY out of my league. That's some serious poly counts. – Dan / n-Space, Inc.
#179190From: Bradley J. ArtigueJul 9, 1995 9:17 PM
Of course, I don't think any of us are pulling in the cash it takes to purchase on Onyx machine…however, I do dream of rendering to machine that could put about a thousand frames every minute or so… The headlines would read: "Man animates house; dies of starvation in same day" -Brad
#179372From: Dan O'LearyJul 10, 1995 9:07 PM
>> Of course, I don't think any of us are pulling in the cash it takes to purchase on Onyx machine…however, I do dream of rendering to machine that could put about a thousand frames every minute or so… << I would be pleased with 60 / second, or about 3600 per minute. A lot closer than you may think… – Dan / n-Space, Inc.
#180009From: Bradley J. ArtigueJul 13, 1995 9:44 PM
To be honest, I'd be pleased with 30 frames a second…just think – rendering and laying animation simultaneously. Wow.