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Subject: Re: Where/Bob4/Ken
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 14:30:35 -0700
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From: "Bob Dial" 

> From: "Larry N. Bolch" 

> > > I'll holler for the URL when the new computer is tested as
okay.  
> >
> > Just took delivery of a new system myself. Started setting it up
> yesterday.
> > It saw the old machine with little trouble, but for some reason has yet
to
> > see the Internet.
>
> Seems like every new machine MUST have some sort of flaw to correct,
doesn't
> it--on the clone side, I mean!  

So far nothing much on this one. It saw the old machine with not too much
hacking and the net works fine for moving files. It pops up a heat alert
when I have had the processor pegged at 100% for a time. 50°C which is just
the threshold of a red zone, but no above. I expect the system builder may
need to install another fan.

It seems to be absolutely stable. I did a 24 hour render - heavy duty
ray-tracing - and no falters.

> > This beast will be mostly
> > dedicated to image processing and 3-D for the time being. It has been
> > rendering an anim since last night - currently at frame 1285 with 515
> > to go - just under a minute a frame. My Amiga heritage shows - I am
doing
> > it in Imagine. However, it would probably be a day a frame on the Miggy!
>
> There have been 'a few' improvements, speed and otherwise, since the old
> Amigas raised the platform about 10 floors.  ;-)

Yes, ray-tracing back in 1986-87. I was doing image processing by 1989,
music since 1985 thanks to the Amiga. More than anything, it opened my eyes
about what was to come.

> > The firmware Zip is just a tad over 700k, so I could e-mail it to you if
> you
> > wish.
>
> Thanks for the offer, but I don't have any Zip drives.  Is it equally
> convenient to put on a CD?  The Zips are handy but not having need of that
> size storage I simply haven't acquired one.

No not ZIP drives. Rather .zip compressed archives - like .lha on the Amiga.
A single 700k file that unpacks to three files totalling 1990k.

ZIP drives are now ancient technology, though still available and supported.
Very expensive per megabyte compared to CD.

> >If you have a card reader, you can first format the card in the
> > camera, transfer it to the card reader and use the computer to create a
> > firmware folder on the card.
>
> Do have card readers and a 256meg card.  Not currently using the Nikon
> folder system due to flaky computer reactions with things USB, but should
be
> able to transfer the data from a CD to the card without problems.  It is
> pretty fast and usually the machine will stay up longer than that transfer
> would require.
>
> >Drop the executable into the folder and put the
> > card back in the camera. Flip the play switch and follow the directions
on
> > the camera's monitor, IIRC. I have the explicit instructions somewhere.
> >
>
> Will delay action until the new machine is ready and let you know, if that
> is satisfactory.  Thank you for the help!

Let me know if I can be of assistance.

larry!
ICQ 76620504
http://www.larry-bolch.com/

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