CompuServe Thread

Hello ALL! I've been evesdropping on this forum for several weeks now and would like to introduce myself. I sold some MIDI gear and motorcycles this spring and bought 3DS and Anipro – what great fun! In the daylight I write software (mostly scientific and technical) – at night I'm transformed into a Raving Rendering Rogue. Thanks to encouragement by the unsuspecting Alec Jason, I'm now running the 486/66 DX2 (Gateway, $695 – note: easy to extract the old chip with Intel's kit – very difficult to insert the new chip – DO NOT overflex the motherboard while inserting). Typical improvement: 54 seconds vs 93 seconds for rendering a single frame! Several people seem to be having hardware/software compatibility problems. For the curious, the system I'm using (for 8-bit output) works well with a wide variety of software without reconfiguring and rebooting for anything: Gateway 486/33 EISA, 16 meg ram, Adaptec 1740 SCSI with two 535 meg drives, Pro Audio Spectrum 16 with NEC-84 CDROM on the PAS SCSI, three COM ports (mouse, Sumagraphics, fax/modem), Telepath fax/modem card, HP scanjet, Archive tape backup, Diamond Speedstar VGA and the Magni VGA producer pro. I mention all this because I've spent a great deal of time sorting out DMA, IRQ, and memory conflicts and if anyone is having problems with similar hardware, I might be able to help. I'm new to Compuserve, trying to learn the ropes, and I appreciate all the expertise and enthusiasm here. I'll attempt to upload my MATHDXF program (see separate message), just to say thanks! JKJ P.S. I also like pianos, airplanes, good ol' Baptist preaching, and the Great Smoky Mountians this time of the year!