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- From: gt8149b@acmex.gatech.edu (J. Alan Schiaffino)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: NewTek SHIPS Lightwave 4.0/Amiga!
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Date: 16 Jan 1996 03:54:30 GMT
- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- Steve Schmidt (goaway@frii.com) wrote:
-
- : Lightwave on Raptor 3 WinNT workstations could render in 4 and 1/2 days
- : what it would take an A4000/040 a full year (24 hrs a day) to do.
-
- : I would like to hear others opinions on this subject.
-
- : Thank you,
- : Steve
-
- That's great if you can afford some DEC Alpha machine (or even the MIPS
- version), but for the serious amateur user, and even a lot of small
- professional users, that simply isn't even an option. If you're making
- money, you might be able to jutify it by saying the increased productivity
- would pay for itself, but the amateur just can't say that.
-
- --
- J. Alan Schiaffino
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
- Internet: gt8149b@prism.gatech.edu 338149 Georgia Tech Station
- Aerospace Engineering Atlanta, GA 30332
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