From: diego@minerva.st.dsi.unimi.it (Diego Montefusco)
Subject: Re: INDUSTRY: Dimension International
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 19:39:30 CET



In <9301280123.AA04121@ghost.dsi.unimi.it>, on Jan 27, you wrote:

> From: laukee@canon.co.uk (David Lau-Kee)
> Subject: Re: INDUSTRY: Dimension International
> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 16:22:57 GMT
> Organization: Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd
> 
> diego@minerva.st.dsi.unimi.it (Diego Montefusco) writes:
> ...
> >The hard-core of the Desktop VR system is NOT a 486: it is a SPEA FGA4
> >graphic board, which mounts a TI34020 graphic processor. That's why I
> > ...
>
> Dimension's stuff supports SVGA. They recommend local bus.  The SPEA
> board is an option.

Well, the better! I didn't know, thanks.

> If you're after quick 'n' dirty desktop VR with a bunch of basic
> end-user construction tools then you might find yourself considering
> Dimension kit. If you're after a more flexible, developer-level system
> with better support for intricacies of 3DG and structuring interactive
> 3D apps you'd probably consider Sense8's WTK. If you want X% of both
> systems for 0% of the price, you'll find it worthwhile to check out
> REND386.

I completely agree! I surely didn't want to appear on one side or on
another, I was just saying what I knew (incompletely, I found out:
sorry!).

> I'm not convinced of the wiseness of your comments on their
> relative performance, Diego.

Please? I didn't recall making comments on relative performances. Did
I?

Diego