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Article #675Re: Amiga Power less than SGIs
From: Don Burnett
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:59
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:59
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Expires: References: <1993Jan18.232247.7341@gw.wmich.edu> <1993Jan19.063424.18249@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1jhc9rINN4g6@gap.caltech.edu> Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: Eastern Michigan University Keywords: I have been participating in these discussions myself, but only when I could provide an objective opinion when I could do such.. Optimally, I would love to have an SGI machine, and yes they make great rendering images (just about anything from SGI is as such, throw in Sun, HP, etc). Yes, the Amiga does have lower processor power, and that's a granted given, yes it doesn't have the graphics engine of a workstation. That's because it's not. Results obtain seem to be comparable at times (i.e. final product etc.) Yes it's low end.. No, you can't network multiple machines to "collectively" process an animation. But it doesn't cost like those machines do. So many people here like what they use and feel a need to defend it, and that's not necessary. I suggest that the reason that the Amiga co-exists in the world with SGI, HP, etc. is that each fills a specific market, sometimes there is overlap.. I don't know too many people at home or work with their own personal workstation, but the software and hardware is like the difference between Apples and Oranges. (pardon any puns) The Amiga is successful at specific levels of the market, as are PCs, Macs, and SGI's.. No one machine does it all.. I would like to see something more constructive here, like moving objects, etc. between platforms. I know the products exist and integrating these things could be quite useful. =DonB= -- ****************************************************** dburnett@emunix.emich.edu EMU Mathematics Lab Consultant Enabling Solutions PO BOX 318, Ypsilanti, MI 48198 *****************************************************
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Newsgroups: comp.graphics.animation Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!umeecs!emunix.emich.edu!dburnett From: dburnett@emunix.emich.edu (Don Burnett) Subject: Re: Amiga Power less than SGIs Message-ID: <1993Jan24.025926.7792@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Summary: Why must there be a ridiculous debate (my stone is bigger than Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News) Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:59:26 GMT Lines: 43