CompuServe Thread

#Internet render farm

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#181552From: Gus GrubbaJul 22, 1995 4:36 PM
There isn't much preventing you from doing it today. Anyone running a NFS network can do that with release 4. The problem though, you'd better get a T1 link or it will take longer to transfer the images than the time it took to render them, defeating the whole purpose of network rendering. Not to mention the initial transfer of the project file, maps and what not.
#181559From: John EllisJul 22, 1995 6:33 PM
>> it will take longer to transfer the images than the time it took to render them… << No doubt, and provided you don't have to do any complex compositing, and the lines are clean… and there's no glitches on the other end… Murphy's law really comes into play here… <g> John
#181730From: Accu-WeatherJul 24, 1995 7:36 AM
The "Bottom Line" by Gus Grubba; sounds like the makings of a good monthly column. <g>
#181802From: Michael E BartlettJul 24, 1995 3:28 PM
Either T1 or a cable modem setup. Of course the only reasonable choice right now is T1, if you can justify that as reasonable. Thanks for the reality check Gus. It is never-the-less an idea that has enticed me for a long time. Thanks to John for pointing it out. Michael B.