From: Gordon Tomlinson (gordon++at++paradigmsim.com)
Date: 02/20/2000 12:42:18
Hi
I agree with Angus, this forum is an SGI/Performer forum.
I don't want to be bombarded with PC based hardware issues.
which have nothing really to do with Performer.
I do not blame SGI for not wanting to promote or support other
venders hardware. It would be different if they where charging
for performer. So if SGI do not wish the topic of other venders
hardware then that hard cheese, you get the software for free
don't expect the support.
As to generic software questions sure, thats what goes on here
every day, 95% is really non platform specific.
as to
> but I do want to know what results people are getting with
> wildcat hardware (as well as Nvidia, 3dfx, E&S, HP, etc) under Linux.
That for me belongs on a Linux group.
Time to step of the soap box before I'am shot off ;-)
Gordon.
Allen Bierbaum wrote:
>
> Angus,
>
> I disagree. I beleive that discussion of Iris Performer as it relates
> to non-sgi hardware is on-topic for this list.
>
> This list should be an appropriate place to discuss how to achieve the
> best performance & results using Iris Performer (even on non-SGI
> graphics hardware).
>
> For example if I want to ask people what modifications that have made to
> their performer based applications in order to make them work better on
> a Dell machine with and nvidia graphics chip, would that be inappropiate
> for this forum?
>
> I thought this forum was about how to make Iris Performer work and
> perform well. I did not know that this only applies to discussions of
> how to make Iris Performer work well on SGI hardware.
>
> I do agree that the original post had a little bit too much marketing
> type hype, but I assure you that many people on the list would be
> interested to see what results cedric got on the wildcat boards. I
> don't want to see wildcat sales people on this list promoting their
> boards, but I do want to know what results people are getting with
> wildcat hardware (as well as Nvidia, 3dfx, E&S, HP, etc) under Linux.
>
> There are many people on this list that are now looking at non-sgi
> hardware solutions. I think that since this is an Iris Performer list
> we should be able to discuss running Iris Performer on any hardware
> platforms that we chose.
>
> This is a list about Iris Performer, and I want to hear about Iris
> Performer on all hardware platforms.
>
> What does everyone else think?
>
> -Allen Bierbaum
>
> Angus Dorbie wrote:
> >
> > Cedric GAUTIER wrote:
> > >
> > > PS: your signature is not up to date ... Silicon Graphics is now SGI
> > > ... remember ;-)
> >
> > The use of Silicon Graphics is still perfectly valid, that's official.
> >
> > Allan is correct that discussion of and promotion of PC boards is off
> > topic for this forum. You didn't merely ask the question, you repeated
> > performance claims and comparrisons with an SGI product. I think SGI is
> > quite liberal here with our Linux coverage and assistance with driver
> > configuration for that platform but there is a limit to what is
> > reasonable use of info-performer.
> >
> > In doing this kind of thing you threaten this forum and it's usefulness
> > to us all. In addition to the irrelevance of the traffic on an already
> > busy list, SGI would be insane to keep this mailing list if it were used
> > frequently to distribute competitive material to our most valued and
> > performance/feature oriented developer community. That's what
> > info-performer represents for SGI, so please don't abuse it in the worst
> > way possible.
> >
> > If you want to make the kind of post you made then there plenty of
> > available and impartial alternative forums, some of them very good, like
> > www.vis-sim.org. All we're asking is that you go there for off topic
> > stuff and communicate with people who choose to participate in that kind
> > of discussion, you'll probably get a better response from a more engaged
> > audience.
> >
> > Cheers,Angus.
> >
> > --
> > For Performer+OpenGL tutorials http://www.dorbie.com/
> > My comment on the abuse of Jon Johanson's rights;
> > After giving up raiding their neighboring countries the Norse men
> > have taken to raiding 15 year old kids in their bedrooms. Very sad.
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--Gordon.
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