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  • [quote] All I want is a quad G5 with about 8GB of DDR RAM (more would be nice...), a killer OpenGL card supporting dual HD ACDs, and the new Apple Production Studio-In-A-Box bundle... (Maya Unlimited, RenderMan, Final Cut Pro, Shake/RayZ, DVD Studio…
    in New Powermacs Aug 13th? (thinksecret) Comment by shannyla July 2002
  • [quote] AND PLEASE! PLEASE GO OUT AND PURCHASE MAYA FROM ALIAS|WAVEFRONT!!! ...because we'd really like you to destroy the reputation and utility of the most important piece of software in 3d CGI production right now, like you've done with Shake…
    in New Powermacs Aug 13th? (thinksecret) Comment by shannyla July 2002
  • [quote] Remember 6-8 months ago when SJ asked Hollywood what it would take to get them to use Macs? And he obviously got the answer "buy up most of the software we use day in, day out, make sure we can't get it for the platforms we use day in, d…
    in G5 Speculation Revisited Comment by shannyla July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by MacRonin: For a commercial advertising the new Blade servers/renderfarm boxes... Ridley Scott doing a walkthrough of the newly installed renderfarm at Escape Studios VFX school in England... (sorry about that World Cu…
    in Blade Runner - Modular Powermac Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • Interestingly, interactivity on a pc- based online video finishing system was one of the hallmarks of a system offered by Nothing Real, which was Tremor. This used a Wildcat card for OpenGL processing and display, DVS ClipstationPRO for SD and HD…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla July 2002
  • [quote] I perceive SGI as the Alpha male of high-end post-production, with hardware - even at a CPU level - that has been progressively evolved to very skilled at a) floating-point math and b) graphics I/O Still completely true at the high end. …
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla July 2002
  • Hos [quote] The thread's been hijacked! Why do you believe that to be the case? I responded to one of MCCFR assertions and then had to beat off some personal attacks for a little while, but I felt we were all pretty much on topic. Funnily…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla July 2002
  • [quote] You're beginning to sound a lot like a troll. I have no problem with non-mac users coming to the forum. Actually, it can be a refreshing change. I like anyone who is being realistic, and not blindly one sided for either 'side' of these argum…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • And what a tank that bad boy was. I swear to god it could have survived a direct hit from a multi-megaton weapon. Hot-plugable and -swappable everything, except a reason for it's existance...
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Programmer: Personally I don't think that will (or should) happen, and I don't think that this is what the discussion above implied. A more likely scenario would be for AMD to build a new generation of PowerPC (howe…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote] Originally posted by Mac Sack Black: >My Unix admin experience is running a predominantly Unix based, multi-million dollar facility that has to be up and running at all times Funny, this `Unix admin experience' didn't rate a me…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote] -- Apple likes HyperTransport. Who else likes HyperTransport? Well, on that membership list is both SGI and AMD... Here's a what if... AMD gets its 64bit chips to market, and they are really good, better than I expect them to …
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Programmer: [QB]The Xserve is well designed for the market slice it is aimed at. It is their first server and they bit of a piece that they can chew. Next time they'll address another part of the rack server market. I ex…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • While we're on the subject of the ease of maintenance of Apple systems, does this sound familiar to anyone: [quote]It always seemed to me doing professional production on a Mac was just as technical and complicated as PCs and sometimes much more…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by MacRonin: [soapbox] First off, this is NOT a personal attack, just a rebuttal... Getting a bit scared of Apple, Shannyla...?!? Not in the slightest. If Apple built the best systems for what I need them to …
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Mac Sack Black: >Since you don't have any Unix administration experience, I think we can safely dismiss your opinion. Perhaps you're speaking from experience with the speed of quartz, or something else which has…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by BobtheTomato: Whatever Whatever, maybe, but when the platform's major developers are complaining at the World Wide Developers Conference...
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002
  • Greetings all. First of all I would like to congratulate everyone in this thread for contributing to what has to be the first intelligent discussion I have read on an Apple-centric forum. To have a thread such as this not descend into ignorant an…
    in Could this be the future? Oh, I wish... Comment by shannyla June 2002