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- Sven Williger (williger@cs.tu-berlin.de) wrote:
-
- > Hi !
- Hello
- >
- > First of all, i`m very new to the PC...i will get my system today.
- > It`s a P90-Platoboard with 16 Megs of RAM and a MiroCRYSTAL 20SV graphicboard
- >
- > My question is why will LW4 be running on a 32bit OS only ? Why not on
- > DOS or normal WIndows ?
- >
- LW is a Win32 app, which means that if you're running regular Window, all
- you need to do is install Win32s. Win32s is a subset of the full Win32
- internal commands. Basically, it's a slew of .dll's that eat up 2 megs
- of disk space and probably a decent amount of memory as well. But, to
- run LW, it's worth it. Win32s is available for free from almost any
- Windows FTP site. I know you can find it on ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu where they
- keep their Windows Mosaic stuff.
-
- > SOme friends told me that with OS2 or WindowsNT installed the 16 Megs would
- > be the lower limit to run these...what`s with LW in this case...will there
- > be any memory left to work with LW.... real work above 1000 points and 2000
- > polys i mean....
- >
- OS/2 doesn't "require" that much, but WinNT will eat gobs of memory. OS/2
- will supposedly run acceptably on 4 Megs of memory. (right.) If you
- want to run NT, get 32Megs or more of RAM to run LW effectively. If
- you're not counting on LW and LW based work to feed you, get Windows with
- Win32s.
-
-
- > so maybe some official words from the workers on LW4 PC..what`s a good
- > config (os and memory) for work with LW4 or what will it need on the lowest
- > level....
- >
- AAHHHHH!!! Sorry - it's getting painful to hear this question. It's
- kinda like scratching the same itch until your skin wears off.
-
- But, for the sake of boredom, here goes. If you "want" LW and would
- "like" to run it (as opposed to needing LW for a production house or as
- your source of business), a P90 with 16 megs of RAM, Win3.1/95/whatever
- and a decent size hard drive (to store rendered images) will be a great
- start for the casual user.
-
- If you're a Power User, a P100 or a DEC
- Alpha with NT and 14BL Ram (that's 14 Butt Loads) is a start for a
- render engine.
-
-
- > Thanks for help .... Sven
- >
- Your Welcome .... Brian
-
- > Oh yes i think i will regret selling my A4000 a hundred times... :(
- My heart bleeds. ;)
-
- Brian
- bdupras@bert.eecs.uic.edu
- sorry for the sarcastic A4000 remark.
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