> Any time based contest limits people with older hardware. Sure, you can
> preview things with low quality, no textures, etc. But someone with the
> latest greatest 3GHz machine will have a testing turnaround time advantage
> over me with my puny 3 year old mobile duron space heater.

That is, of course, true. But you have to admit that this goes for every 
contest which has a deadline. With a 3Ghz monster you can create more 
complex (in means of render time) scenes. Even a two month period like 
the IRTC can be short if you wanted to do some great isosurface 
landscapes on a 800Mhz PC.
I agree that the difference is bigger when the deadline is shorter. 
There is however, always the possibility to do simpler scenes. Tek's 
winning image of the last round is a perfect example for that.
Additionally, the shorter the time, the less complex the entries will be.

I personally see no problem in a short deadline. I have to admit that 
I'm using an Athlon XP2600 with 1 Gig RAM, though :)

Florian

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