julian@riacs.edu (Julian E Gomez) (07/25/89)
Apparently there are still a bunch of people using twixt/scn_assmblr
(the old Ohio State animation system) on various platforms, and it
seems that there is also a bunch of people who would like to use it.
The system was developed under the auspices of NSF grants and by
federal law is public property. I've been trying to handle support and
distribution of the software, but it's not working out. I can afford
about one afternoon per month to work on it, and that's not enough.
What I'm wondering is how much interest is there in an effort to make
the system viable? It currently supports E&S PS300 series and SGI 3000
and 4000 series, but not all that well. Personally, I'd like to see it
running on other platforms, such as HP, Stellar, and Titan, but I can't
do any of these. Are there people willing to port the software and have
it make use of each platform's particular attributes?
One thing I would insist on is that the ported system be made available
for free (or distribution charge) through the relevant user's group or
equivalent mechanism.
Please email me if you have an interest in this subject. If there is
enough interest, we should try to get together next week in Boston and
discuss what to do next.
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Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez
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