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Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 06:49:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeff Zemke <emporium@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Blazing Lightwave Video Speed (fwd)
To: Mark Thompson <mark@fusion.MV.COM>
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A question from your earlier discussion with Adam Lang:
So, I shouldn't buy the EXPENSIVE Z-buffered graphics for my Indigo
R3000. I bought my Indigo specifically for Lightwave a few months ago,
and it is an 'entry' Indigo. I probably need to upgrade to the 24bit
board but DON'T need to go any higher..??..??
The Emporium Admin
The Graphics Emporium OnLine BBS 602-877-3139
A FirstClass BBS dedicated to
computer 2D/3D Art and Video
emporium@netcom.com
On Sat, 1 Apr 1995, Mark Thompson wrote:
> In response to my reply, Christian Aubert sent me this. I thought some of
> you might like to see it....
>
> >"Adam B. Lang" <alang@ecst.csuchico.edu> asks:
> >> basicaly question one to the gurus is, will lightwave have a performance
> >> difference between XL and XZ graphics, and if so how much?
> >The initial version of LW 4.0 will not have OpenGL support, so any additional
> >3D performance will be of little consequence. What will make a difference is
> >2D performance.....[rest deleted]
>
> I have worked with all 3 SGI boards on an Indigo2, and you'll get the
> fastest 2d performance out of the XL. Of course, if LightWave ever comes out
> with good support of the OpenGL, the XZ will be faster for 3D, and the
> Extreme will be fastest.
>
> Based on current SGI pricing, an XZ costs the same as an XL, and an Extreme
> goes for almost 15 grand more. I'd have to say your best bet would be an XZ,
> which strikes a good balance between price and performance. It'll be a bit
> slower on 2D, a LOT faster on 3D, and you can get 128 megs and a huge hard
> drive with the money you save off the Extreme. We just bought 2 Indigo2 XZs
> here!
>
> Hope that answers some of the questions!
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Christian Aubert chris@megatoon.com
> Megatoon Entertainment Group 418-527-3636
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> |------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------|
>
> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
> * Mark Thompson (603) 424-1829 *
> * Fusion Films Inc. mark@fusion.mv.com *
> * Radiant Image Productions *
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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