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That is what I'm talking about. Propritary mem, no simm or dimms. Also
propritary graphics, fast on editing video but not much else. A Dell
graphics workstation beat the SGI as Editors pick in PC mag.
Lance Birch wrote:
>
> HUH??? What r u on about???
>
> I was talking about SGI's new workstation... you know, the new NT series
> that uses NT instead of Irix/SGIOS/UNIX (and all other combinations
> thereof...)
>
> It'd be nice to be able to run MAX on a system that has Quad Xeons... Ah
> well... I think I'll just go back to druling over them...
>
> --
> Lance.
>
> ---
> For the latest 3D Studio MAX plug-ins, images and much more, go to:
> The Zone - http://come.to/the.zone
> For a totally different experience, visit my Chroma Key Website:
> Colorblind - http://listen.to/colorblind
> portelli wrote in message <372F79A3.ADE4507E@pilot.msu.edu>...
> >No SGI uses propritary memory so you have to buy it from them. What
> >until Sony and Toshibia release their chip. I forget what it is called
> >(all that comes to mind is wet dream, which graphics junkies will have
> >about this chip) It looks amazing, do out in the new playstation.
> >
> >Lance Birch wrote:
> >>
> >> MMmmm.... SGI Workstation........ Quad PIII Xeons... :-P~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >> --
> >> Lance.
> >>
> >> ---
> >> For the latest 3D Studio MAX plug-ins, images and much more, go to:
> >> The Zone - http://come.to/the.zone
> >> For a totally different experience, visit my Chroma Key Website:
> >> Colorblind - http://listen.to/colorblind
> >>
> >> Johannes Hubert wrote in message <372e101c.0@news.povray.org>...
> >> >GrimDude wrote in message <372df42c.0@news.povray.org>...
> >> >> Naw, if you're going to send someone after a monster machine, send
> them
> >> >>after a 32-processor machine (heh). It won't do you any good to have
> more
> >> >>processors, though, unless you are running Linux, WinNT, or some such.
> >> >>'95/'98 will only use one.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Don't know about Linux, but NT Workstation will only use 2 and NT Server
> 4
> >> >or 8 (I think) depending on the version/license you got...
> >> >
> >> >That's not an inheren OS thingy though, but typical MS policy to divide
> the
> >> >market into different sectors...
> >> >
> >> >Johannes.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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