dfr@USNA.MIL ("David F. Rogers") (02/17/88)
Brent L. Bates's comments re the quality of the Silicon Graphics software and documentation are at best immature. Especially on a public net. I have worked with Iris's since the 2400 (i.e. a 68010 box) thru a 2400T i.e. a 3000 series machine and now on to the 4D. In some nearly 20 years of experience in both computers and computer graphics I find that not only is the hardware outstanding, but also the actual user (i.e. application programmer) software and especially documentation is superior to anyone elses in the market place. That is not to say that room for improvement does not exist. The TCP/IP problem is one of long standing. It definitely needs fixing. SGI should definitely devote some real resources to correcting this problem. However, one has to realize that networking is an ancilliary problem and concern as far as the basic machine function is concerned. I for one would rather have the really great graphics machine and struggle with the network than vice versa. There are also other known problems. These are especially annoying if you are a BSD 4.2/3 person and have to cope with some of the System V differences. But then that is the Unix world. In comparison, I find trying to cope with a Sun and the Sun documentation quite annoying. AND I don't even get good graphics. Because any workstation of the sophistication of an Iris or a Sun or a Raster Tech, etc. is a complex engineering and manufacturing system, difficulties will always exist. Ranting and raving about them does not really help. Good constructive rational criticisms made to appropriate company representatives will achieve more lasting and useful results. Come on people let's remember that this is a public net. Comments in poor taste are not appropriate. Professor David F. Rogers Aerospace Engineering Department U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 21402 USA ARPANET: dfr@usna.mil UUCP: ~uunet!usna!dfr
piplani@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Michael Piplani) (02/18/88)
Does anybody out there know who makes monitors that will work on a 3000 system - 60HZ using the IRIS RGB and Synch cables? I know BARCO makes a fantastic projection viewer but the screen size is a little larger then I had in mind (it also costs $10K+) thanks mike piplani darpa: piplani@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu bitnet: piplani@crnlimap
1K26@DHNFHS1.BITNET (06/01/90)
Date: 1 June 90, 14:01:13 MEZ From: 1K26 at DHNFHS1 To: INFO-IRIS@BRL.MIL at MIL subscribe INFO-IRIS Barbara Hoffmann