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From: ivan@usaor.net (Oliver Hotz)
To: lightwave@e55.webcom.com
Subject: Re: Cybergraphics on Amiga vs. Windows display
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>At 05:29 AM 3/13/96 -0500, you wrote:
>>> > I used to like the Amiga's ability to have individual screens for each
>>> > program, but that is one of the reason it has died. With all the custom
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>ridiculous statement...
>>I still like it the way it always was and is. Windows does do almost the
>same >with ALT-TAB. Lately I am trying this keys on my Amiga more and more
>;-)
>Windows uses one screen. The Amiga could use multiple screens, that was the
>reason the first cards didn't work with every program.
>>The price of a Cybervision64 is not much more than a comparable PC S3 card.
>And it wasn't out 4 years ago when I needed it.
>>I use the CyberGFX render screen plugin and it displays very fast, in fact
>>much faster then on my P100 with Stealth64.
>>Layout and Modeler works also great, except from the deliberately left out
>>features like color wireframes, color image thumbnails and surface render
>>previews.
>With all computers there is some give and take.
>>And it's a pity there is no good 060 compiler/optimizer available for speed
>>sake. I hope that a recompile for the upcoming PowerPC boards will not be
>such >a hassle for Allen and Stuart.
>I'd say the Amiga version of Lightwave has it's days numbered as far as new
>versions go. The Amiga hardware is being left behind and the PPC Amigas will
>never take off if they make it to market. The lack of updated development
>tools will hinder Lightwave if they try to make it equal on all platforms.
>Or the Amiga version will not have all the features of the other versions.
>>All in all, I like my CyberAmiga(060,CV64,40Mb) more than my
>>P100(Stealth64,32Mb).
>In the end, thats all that matters. My Pentium Pro 200/128MB keeps me pretty
>happy.
Well Mr. Krego.. what a post.. congratulations.. you have once again proven
how ignorant people can be...
first of all.. your statement "In the end, thats all that matters My Pentium
Pro 200/128;B keeps me pretty happy..."
well.. please... keep in mind.. that without the amiga and former amiga
versions.. YOU would not have Lightwave.
Then.. my experience is as i have talked to lots of people that switched
from amiga lightwave to another platform and using lightwave now.. yes.. sure
they are happy about the speed... but when it comes to working with it around
lightwave... most of them still like the amiga better.. and miss lots of
things...
keep in mind.. there is more that makes a computer then JUST SPEED...
i am not putting ibm machines down.. nor alphas, nor anything.. i just don`t
like it when people do that that obviously don`t have any comparison to other
systems, nor do care.. then don`t write a mail like that in the first place...
i do not want to start any platform/user wars.. no.. we had those enuff in the
past.. it just upset me so i thought i write something to it..
About the ppc amiga.. how can you be so sure that it will not take off ?.. do
you have insight information that lots of other people don`t have ?... how
about waiting to see what happens ?... Leave that to other people rather then
to yourself...
well enuff of that now.. too many words already said..
Oliver Hotz
Oliver Hotz of Imaginative Systems - 3D Computer Animation Company
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