barry@arthur.uchicago.edu (08/13/89)
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Can anyone out there give a review of the latest issue of
the BCS (Boston Computer Society) NeXT Newsletter, ``WhAT's NeXT?'' ?
I got a complementary copy of their first issue two months ago, but
their was little of substance in it, due to a lack of Cubes.
[Specifically, they described a few peripheral features of the
machine---the T-shirt, the mouse cord, the screwdriver, the black hole,
etc---and speculated about the future of color on the Cube (look for
Renderman as the 3-D scene discription language, due to NeXT's relation
with Job's other company, Pixar).]
Anyone care to comment on related matters, like the BCS NeXT User Group
(probably a pretty small group at the moment) or the BCS NeXT bulletin
Board? Are these useful things for a user to belong to ? Any general
comments on BCS?
Public service announcement: For more info, contact:
BCS:
The Boston Computer Society, One Center Plaza, Boston, MA 02108
BCS NeXT User Group Directors:
Dan Lavin.......................617-969-6555
Jane McPeek.....................617-926-4027
NeXT Bulletin Board Service (currently a sub-board of Mac BBS): (for BCS Members)
617-625-7531 (300-2400)
617-625-6747 (300-1200) <-- Baud rates, I presume
Membership in BCS: 1 yr => $35 (regular), $28 (student); gets you 2 BCS
Newsletters, access to BCS BBS's, public domain software, meetings, plus
more stuff.
-Barry Merrimanadam@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Adam Glass) (08/13/89)
barry@arthur.uchicago.edu writes: > ... > etc---and speculated about the future of color on the Cube (look for > Renderman as the 3-D scene discription language, due to NeXT's relation > with Job's other company, Pixar).] > ... Correction: Pixar is not his "other company." He is, from what I have heard, only a partner, as he only owns a quarter of the company (Pixar). Secondly, not to be pessimistic, but RenderMan is a VERY expensive piece of software, easily worth more than the cube itself, and everything that comes with it. So don't expect RenderMan soon (bundling software is a great idea, but bundling software worth more than a car (and a nice one at that) just seems to be to much of a give-away). Adam =============================================================================== || Adam Glass, NeXT hacker for the slave-drivers at the MIT Media Laboratory || || #include <std.disclaimer> || || %% "Offer me anything I ask for..." "Anything you want." %% || || %% "I want my father back, you son of a bitch." - The Princess Bride %% || || Remember to send lots of email to: adam@media-lab.media.mit.edu || ===============================================================================