Thinking about my next machine.

> Due to my _L_I_N_U_X_ computer's utter and complete inability to render
>  3D graphics, I'm pondering my first upgrade in four years. The machine
> was built in the fall of 2003. While it remains _GROSSLY EXCESSIVE_ for
> all my daily needs, wants, desires, and plans, it can't do Croquet in
> it's current state. =(
>
> My first idea was a Sun workstation. It supports OpenGL 1.5 without
> Windows (HURRAY), and is not a pukey x86. -- I think I can save up the
> $10,000 in about a year's time.
>
> Another idea is to fill one (or both!) of my 64 bit PCI slots with a
> Clear Speed board. The point being to maximize the machine's ability to
> support realtime raytracing. Let the owners of rasterization engines
> wallow in obsolescence. ;) Still, it's 8,000 and I'd take the risk that
> I wouldn't be able to convert OpenCroquet to use realtime RT...
>
> Or, I could suck it up and get the new many x86 (ugh) Apple workstation
> for about as much as the Sun. =\
>
> However, the future of personal computing is looking brighter than it
> has in a decade. The nascant backlash against Vista will surely ruin
> Microsoft. If you look at Microsoft's balance sheets, you will see that
> their core (and only) profit center in Windows and Office, are holding
> the rest of their loss-making empire together. As this customer-driven
> revolution picks up steam, who knows how quickly the status quo will
> crumble? I can only hope that Microsoft won't be able to get it's act
> together! =P
>  

> Due to my _L_I_N_U_X_ computer's utter and complete inability to  
> render
>  3D graphics, I'm pondering my first upgrade in four years. The  
> machine
> was built in the fall of 2003. While it remains _GROSSLY EXCESSIVE_  
> for
> all my daily needs, wants, desires, and plans, it can't do Croquet in
> it's current state. =(
>
> My first idea was a Sun workstation. It supports OpenGL 1.5 without
> Windows (HURRAY), and is not a pukey x86. -- I think I can save up the
> $10,000 in about a year's time.
>
> Another idea is to fill one (or both!) of my 64 bit PCI slots with a
> Clear Speed board. The point being to maximize the machine's  
> ability to
> support realtime raytracing. Let the owners of rasterization engines
> wallow in obsolescence. ;) Still, it's 8,000 and I'd take the risk  
> that
> I wouldn't be able to convert OpenCroquet to use realtime RT...
>
> Or, I could suck it up and get the new many x86 (ugh) Apple  
> workstation
> for about as much as the Sun. =\
>
> However, the future of personal computing is looking brighter than it
> has in a decade. The nascant backlash against Vista will surely ruin
> Microsoft. If you look at Microsoft's balance sheets, you will see  
> that
> their core (and only) profit center in Windows and Office, are holding
> the rest of their loss-making empire together. As this customer-driven
> revolution picks up steam, who knows how quickly the status quo will
> crumble? I can only hope that Microsoft won't be able to get it's act
> together! =P
>
>
> --
> Opera: Sing it loud! :o(  )>-<

> Whoa, you're having trouble getting Croquet running on Linux, and  
> you're considering buying a Sun workstation.  That's C-R-A-Z-Y, my  
> friend.  I don't recall hearing anyone trying to run Croquet on a  
> Sun (let alone succeeding).
>
> Just buy a Mac Pro or MacBook Pro (or even a MacBook, although I  
> find the graphics card to be pretty wimpy) and be happy.
>
> Josh
>

>> What's the speed of your CPU? It can't be that slow if built in 2003.
>> Why not get an Nvidia 5200 based card? That's where you really need the
>> speed for Croquet. And, it'll only cost you about $40 from newegg.
>>    
>
> That's because I bought my current card for the exact same reason after
> doing extensive research, sucessfully experamenting with a vastly
> inferior card, and paying a goodly chunk of change. It worked -- briefly.
>
> WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN!!!
>
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