For the Mac zealots

[robewil]

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/22/HNvatech_1.html

FYI.

[Jimzip]

Sure. We've seen 'em.
Awesome eh?

Jimzip :D

[Jimzip]

And here:

[Jimzip]

... and here:
(That's all!)

[js33]

A blade server would take up FAR less space. :D

Cheers,
JS

[Beamtracer]

If they installed an x86 (Wintel) based system they would need to install a new air conditioning system because of the extra heat generated.

I wonder if Virginia Tech would hire out their super computer for Lightwave renders? :)

Watch it do the Tracer Radiosity benchmark in nanoseconds!

[js33]

They are only getting 24 processors for each floor to ceiling rack.
You could fit about 4 times or more the amount of processors using a blade setup in that space. A Blade server could be made with Power4/5s, Sun Sparc, Opteron, Xeons, Itaniums. It is not a specific processor but a small rack form factor. For these kind of supercomputer setups a blade setup makes a lot more sense than each dual motherboard needing a desktop case. I guess they would have used Apples Xserve if it was ready with the G5.

Blade servers are more economical than conventional servers because they share power supplies, expansion cards and other electronics -- even the case. A single rack-mounted case can typically house dozens of individual server motherboards -- or blades -- each with its own storage. Economies of scale also reduce the amount of power consumed, and the amount of space needed to house large numbers of servers.


Cheers,
JS

[Jimzip]

Yeah. Blade servers would have been more efficient, but look how cool that is!! :D :D :D!!!

Jimzip :D

[Ade]

Lets all wait for Panini's response to how his peecee can emulate this g5 supersluster while booted off his zip 100 disk while running mame in the background and downloading more pirate software for lightwave which we arent even sure he uses..

[Jimzip]

Haha!
Yes well I agree with js, perhaps they could have waited until the G5Xserves came out, that's quite a bit of space they seem to be using.. And $5.2 million!! AAAAARRG! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Jimzip :D

[silvergun]

Enjoy guys ;)

http://www.rendernode.com/articles.php?articleId=85

[js33]

You should have started a new thread as that has nothing to do with this thread.

Cheers,
JS

[silvergun]

I did start a new thread but our good friends at newtek removed it ;)

Serves em right for giving us mac owners a shoddy version of lightwave. Something always better comes along and thats modo.

[mlinde]

Originally posted by silvergun
I did start a new thread but our good friends at newtek removed it ;)

Serves em right for giving us mac owners a shoddy version of lightwave. Something always better comes along and thats modo.
That's an interesting statement, since Modo is still not a shipping product, and your claims are wholly unjustified. What, specifically, makes Lightwave on the mac a shoddy product, exactly? I know there are bugs in the current release, but there are bugs in the current release of EVERYTHING. Do you know that Apple, or Adobe, or Macromedia, are working to correct that? You do know that NT is, they've said as much. Do you mean you can't get work done with Lightwave? Is it Newtek's fault, or ATis, or Apples, or yours? Really, I mean it. I find that I've been able to get work done with Lightwave, and I'm not missing anything spectacular by not running the release of 7.5c. In fact, by running 7.5 with the plug-in updates to 7.5c, I have all the features and none of the problems. I've been doing it successfully for 3 months, almost since 7.5c came out. Are you sure the grass is greener over there, because if so, take a hike. This discussion of NT and that other company is OLD NEWS. When there is real news (perhaps a real, shipping competitor) it may be worth discussing, but not here. This forum is for Newtek clients USING Newtek software, or those who WANT to use Newtek software. If you don't want to be here, go buy Cinema 4D or Maya until that other package is released. Nobody is stopping you.

[silvergun]

i'm not saying i hate lightwave. I prefer it to other 3d apps, it's just that its not anywhere as good as the pc version..I use lightwave for modeling and its probably the best. It's just that stuff like not all lscripts work on the mac and alot of people can't be bothered to do mac versions and it gets kinda tired finding great new plug ins and l scripts and finding out they only work on pc. Plus the mac version isnt as stable as the pc version and we continually have lots of plug in problems regardless of "updates". Modo on the other hand looks like luxology are making sure their apps work properly no matter what platform your running. They seem to be supporting the mac platform 100% rather than just a quick port from the pc. If newtek actually cared for their mac productswe wouldnt have any of these problems and there would be no need to complain..well anyway..lets continue on with the real subject :)

[PaladinWolf]

Yeah, I agree. I love LW on the Mac but feel like a stepchild in reality. The PC guys get all the good stuff. I do think that LW is very stable in OS X and it very rarely crashes on me. I've been wanting Deep Paint forever but it isn't to be I guess. Back to scrubbing the floors I go.

[Zarathustra]

Currently, LW Modeler is the best 3D modeler for Mac.

There are a ton of grief-ridden threads here about not being treated fairly by NT and 3rd party programmers.
NT CLAIMS to be trying to improve this situation (no doubt prompted by the overwhelming response from it's Mac base to Luxology).
As far as 3rd parties, it's sadly up to us to pressure them. We may be a minority, but if ALL OF US bombard each 3rd party programmer with requests for Mac ports, then you'll see more Mac plugs. Of course, the guys who give them away for free probably won't care.

You'll probably see high end 3D cards for G5s in a year's time.

So all in all, being a Mac user is a disadvantage for 3D but I believe the situation may be improving.

[PaladinWolf]

We are the wooorld...we are the chillldrennnnnn...haha.

[Tronam]

Ack, no wonder the Dual-G5's are on back order for so many people... they bought them all! :)

-Tronam

[Jimzip]

Oh yeah. I dug this up too.
Nice and modern!
And look at that, PC's and Macs living side by side!

Jimzip :D

[Beamtracer]

On the photo above, look at the back wall. There are water marks running down from the ceiling. You'd think they'd make sure the roof is leak proof before installing a render farm in there.

[js33]

It looks like an old building. Maybe an old highschool gym from the 50s.

Cheers,
JS

[DaveW]

I think those are just shadows from the pipes.