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- From: mark@westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
- Subject: Re: Realistic 3D Studio usage
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.181042.6496@westford.ccur.com>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:10:42 GMT
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- In article <Bz6nGA.L29@mtholyoke.edu> mkofahl@MtHolyoke.edu (Cat-in-the-Hat) writes:
- >
- >Macintosh seems to be the leader for animation packages so far...here's
- >what I know (somewhat limited, but producing some impressive stuff!):
-
- I really despise platform wars but I must say that of all the platforms
- out there, the Mac has to be just about the worst for 3D animation. By
- far and away, the most cost effective and powerful setups would run on
- either an Amiga or a PC clone. When you include the software cost, the
- SGI boxes are just not a very good value. My personal preference is
- LightWave on the Amiga which has some truly tremendous capabilities.
- You will be seeing some really awe inspiring stuff produced with this
- package very shortly. It will completely redefine how you view "3D on
- home computers". (And "Babylon 5" is only the tip of the iceberg).
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