From: "Jean-Jack M. Riethoven, AgroSystems department (CABO-DLO), Wageningen - NL, (+ 31) 8370-75973" Subject: TECH: Amiga VR? Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 10:32:28 CST Hi Tim, >In article <1992Dec9.203314.29551@u.washington.edu>, spittman@nyx.cs.du.edu > (Steve Pittman) writes... >>In article <1992Dec2.200114.4156@wvnvms.wvnet.edu> un040367@wvnvms.wvnet. >>du writes: >>> >>> I was just wondering, does anyone know if any software is >>>available via FTP or otherwise for Amiga VR applications, such as a >>>PowerGlove controller and or software that makes use of it? How about >>>the Sega glasses? Anything else I may have no idea about? [stuff deleted] >>looking around in an Amiga store, and they had an A2000 (I think) set up >>w/a Video Toaster, etc, and the WHOLE setup was like, $5000...the VT is >>expensive as hell, from what I hear, but the stuff they added was like, >>the controller equipment for the VT, and a processor upgrade (to >>68030)....so I'm sure you could get a damn good (graphics-wise) Amiga for >>about the same price as a PC that couldn't do as much graphics-wise... [stuff deleted] > For $5000 you can get a 486-33 with an i860 math coprocessor which will >give you as much computing power as your average Cray. That would be more >than enough for any home-VR app you could think of. You culd probably rig >it up with a 24-bit graphics card and you'd be set, making the Amiga with a >video-toaster look like a toy (no flames, please! This isn't in the realm >of PC/Amiga war, rather co-processor power!) Agreed, and let me first make clear that I hate flames, but there is something you need to know. VR is an application depending heavily on computing power AND graphic capabilities (correct me if I'm wrong), and a 486-33 etc will get you computing power allright. But you need the graphic add-ons, and that'll make things EXPENSIVE! This I'll say NOT to start a war, but just a reminder that graphic power is a lot cheaper on the Amiga side. Besides, if you really want to do more than average VR-aplications, why not upgrading to a 68040 50Mhz (math processor included ofcourse). This will give you an average of 27 Mips.. In terms of MATHEMATICAL co-processor power..... P.S. the Amiga is a computer based on co-processors :*) one for graphics, one for sound etc. Jean-Jack M. Riethoven (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries) Centre for AgroBiological Research (CABO-DLO) Agrosystems Research Group Bornsesteeg 65 P.O. Box 14, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. E-mail: Riethoven@cabo.agro.nl Tel. (+31) 8370 75973 DISCLAIMER: All opinions uttered are solely my own, and don't (necessarily) reflect my employers point of view.