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- JVG (jvg@netcom.com) wrote:
- : I am in a position I'm sure many of us are in - moving from our trusty
- : Amiga/toaster setups to the IBM world to run LightWave. If you are now,
- : or have been shopping for a machine, you know how confusing this can be.
- : There are so many options available, and they are changing daily with all
- : the new technology coming out.
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- : I would like to request recommendations fro those who have already been
- : through this. Don't get me wrong, I'm doing my home work - I'm pretty
- : familiar with the currently available HW/SW, I read the magazines, and
- : follow the pc-clone groups on Usenet. It's just that experience is the
- : best teacher, and perhaps those of you that have been through this could
- : share yours with those of us who haven't.
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- : I am looking towards a Pentium 120, w/ 32 Megs to start out, Gig drive,
- : Ethernet (to Amiga/PAR), 17" monitor,a graphics tablet, and windows NT.
- : For SW I want of course Lightwave,and Photoshop, Kai's PT, and Painter
- : as I do more 2D jobs than 3D (hopefully that will change). I'd also like
- : to be able to run a game once in a while, and maybe Word, and multi-task.
- :
- : I'm leaning toward the Micron Millenia, it's about the fastest in this
- : class/price range, and has gotten excellent reviews (PC Mag's latest). I'm
- : concerned about the operating systems, though - I don't know much about
- : windows, especially NT.. I got the NT FAQ from the Microsoft FTP site,am
- : reading the NT newsgroups, but they don't really address the issues we
- : lightwavers face. There seems to be some incompatibilities(photoshop,
- : Kai's), and problems finding drivers for various devices. How does one get
- : around this - run multiple OS's??
-
- : I will be grateful for any advice given from direct experience.
- : Mega-thanks....
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- You should take a look at the Falcon Northwest line of computers. They
- build Mach Vps for gamers but also make dedicated 3D graphics
- workstations for 3DStudio and Windows users as well, which means to say
- they're machines are fast in DOS and Windows.
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- They've been rated against Microns (In #125 of Computer Gaming World, if
- I remember correctly) and they were faster in all categories, and the
- price was negligibly greater AND the components are far higher in
- quality.
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- Speak to Kelt, he knows so much about the machines and what goes into
- them and why, that he really sold it for me. I was looking at ZEOS and
- Micron's as well, and my Falcon is simply fantastic, I've never had any
- problems. And again, it's the fastest PC on the planet due to custom
- board designs and other tweeks.
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- good luck, Umm... their number is.. 1800-258-6778, I think, write me if
- that's wrong.
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- -Steve C.
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