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To: lightwave-l@netcom.com
Subject: Re: ScreamerNET NT
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 05 Jul 94 09:59:36 EDT." <9407050959.aa18478@hubbub.westford.ccur.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 94 13:03:29 -0400
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>From: Mark Thompson <mark@westford.ccur.com>
>With the current implementation, this would neither be practical or possible.
>With ScreamerNet, all scene, object, and image data is transmitted via
>ethernet from the Amiga host to the ScreamerNet rendering machines. As each
>frame is completed, the rendered frame is sent back to the Amiga. The volume
>of data moving about could completely saturate an ethernet link and would
>be ridiculously impractical for a low speed serial link.
Amen. I parnet my 2000 and 4000 together because may PAR card needed to
sit on the 2000 while the 4000 had the Toaster and render speed. The
4000 can render faster than parnet can transmit the data. A clunky
"slow" unaccelerated 4000 I might add. This arrangement's days are
numbered.
\bob