| Author | Message | ||
| L. (Testaroja)
Junior Member Username: Testaroja Post Number: 236 Registered: 5-2003 |
The thing about the 20 inch is that it isn't high definition. The g5 is bad ass | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Intermediate Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 1127 Registered: 12-2001 |
L., nice setup. How do you like the 23 inch screen? I've heard some people say the 20 inch is brighter, but I love the size of the 23. Chris, if they introduce a 30 inch screen that would be great. | ||
| L. (Testaroja)
Junior Member Username: Testaroja Post Number: 213 Registered: 5-2003 |
G5 dual 2GHz and a 23 inch HD cinema display widescreen | ||
| Jim Muise (Writerguy)
Junior Member Username: Writerguy Post Number: 239 Registered: 9-2003 |
Wow feeling a little under equiped some big assed stuff out there | ||
| Nibblesworth (Nebulaclass)
Member Username: Nebulaclass Post Number: 777 Registered: 11-2002 |
I use an old 'n slow HP laptop. Well, not that old...about a year. But I'm using an Athlon 1600XP (good unit) with 256 SDRAM (CRAP!), and NO VIDEO CARD. It works well, but there aren't any new games I can play on it.  | ||
| DGS (Dgs)
Member Username: Dgs Post Number: 429 Registered: 5-2003 |
Linux - the choice of a GNU generation. (Use the source, Luke) 4:42pm up 432 days, 2:46, 10 users, load average: 0.04, 0.05, 0.03 | ||
| Pat Pasqualini (Enzo)
Intermediate Member Username: Enzo Post Number: 1182 Registered: 2-2002 |
Tim, you can never have too much RAM. The more you have the faster your computer will run. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 3504 Registered: 6-2001 |
I have a gateway 700x series. I got it last year about this time, it has a 2.53GHz p4, and all that other good stuff. The only problem is i think i shoud upgrade the RAM. 512mb is enough, but it couldnt hurt to have more i guess. the thing i like most about my computer is not the computer itself, but the monitor. i have an 18" LCD flat panel, and it saves so much space on my desk. I have had no problems withit except the keyboard got messed up and gateway sent the replacement, which i didnt get for some reason, so they are sending me another one. mac's do seem easier to use, almost too easy. I get along fine with my gateway though. | ||
| Mark Collins (Markcollins)
Member Username: Markcollins Post Number: 396 Registered: 7-2002 |
Drstranglove Applecentre is a top tier Authorised Apple Reseller. | ||
| Dave (Dave)
Member Username: Dave Post Number: 631 Registered: 4-2001 |
Hey Ben, when I got rid of most of my SGI stuff, I sold a bunch of Onyx units just like those on ebay. I kept 1 O2, and one 16mm film camera just as decorations in my studio. I can tell you, I don't miss having a machine room, or having to telecine 35mm film. | ||
| Ali Haas (Aehaas)
Junior Member Username: Aehaas Post Number: 187 Registered: 5-2003 |
I have both. Love the Mac, hate the PC. aehaas | ||
| Jim Muise (Writerguy)
Junior Member Username: Writerguy Post Number: 215 Registered: 9-2003 |
Interesting I am kind of Surprised at the Mac usage rate by the way Microsquish says things are all going their way. I LOVE my MAC and would not want to go back again. Started out on a Timex Sinclair and Vic 20 many PC'c but first MAC was a IIcx always liked it. I worked for a newspaper where we did everyting on 5 1/2 in floppy on a Linotype dummy term. Went back to PC and MAC and then ended up on a Unix box. Now back in Mac and could not imagine trying to do publishing eleswhere | ||
| rob guess (Beast)
Member Username: Beast Post Number: 441 Registered: 5-2003 |
Ben; That is a great use of FEA. Perhaps i should model something like that in one of my engineering classes!!!! Rob Guess "The Other Rob" As for my computers they are all custom made by myself. Current system Intel P4 3Ghz 2GB ram 80GB hard drive, Windows XP Pro. Used mainly for CAD, FEA, CFD and F-Chat | ||
| Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Intermediate Member Username: Kennyh Post Number: 1424 Registered: 8-2001 |
I am yet to find a computer that I can't crash within the first 10 minutes of me using it. MAC's generally don't like me and after living with MAC's my whole life, I switched over to PC's in highschool and just totaled by 3rd PC; a Sager laptop. I go through computers faster then Darryl Strawberry goes through crack  . | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 563 Registered: 5-2001 |
Lol - maybe you can invent an industrial-strength thong (see other thread ) Very cool stuff Ben! ~C | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Intermediate Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 1120 Registered: 6-2002 |
Actually, this is the best-ever use of FEA I have encountered. Move over space-shuttle, we put all our resources to bear on what REALLY matters!  | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Intermediate Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 1119 Registered: 6-2002 |
Chris- I just have it because the chicks dig it Seriously, it does come in quite handy for many things I do. It's retarted-fast at Maya renderings (with so many CPUs) and does a pretty good job on FEA simulations. It does need 220v30A, though nothing fancy like 3phase. It requires some A/C to keep it cool, and is designed for a raised-floor datacenter (with cable entry on the bottom of the unit, designed to go under the floor.) But other than being a little loud, you could have one in your beadroom (I had it's 3' tall 'desk-side' cousin in my beadroom for a year.) The huge I/O of the system and fast graphics pipe also enable some effects in realtime in PIRANHA, a visual-effects suite that runs on the machine. Here's an example of FEA on a piston. The areas of color indicate increasing stress, you can use this to fine-tune a part in the computer. Remove metal where it's not nessicary, and add it where it is!  | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 562 Registered: 5-2001 |
Damn Ben! (Are you sure you didn't buy the computer room set off of the Solaris producers!? Do you have that room cooled to subzero temperatures? Are you experimenting with cracking the .1 micron barrier for silicon etching? Working with DNA and quantum computers yet!?) Seriously - very impressive! ~C | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Intermediate Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 1116 Registered: 6-2002 |
Typing this on my G4 Titanium Powerbook, one of the best computers I've EVER owned. Here's the flat out best though. 16procs, 8GB RAM, HDTV and 2k film in REAL TIME. In my office now, working on getting it into my house soon! :  | ||
| Michael Zaic (Mikez_nj)
Junior Member Username: Mikez_nj Post Number: 102 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hmmm... at home, I have: 1. Main computer - Win2k Pro 2. Main work computer - Windows 2003 Small Business Server beta (for now) 3. File Server - Red Hat 6.2 4. Test Computer - currently Windows 2000 Server 5. Test Computer 2 - currently Red Hat Linux 9.0 6. My Dad's Home Computer - Win98 7. My Sister's Home Computer - Windows XP home 8. Laptop (Dell) - Windows XP Home Out of commission for the time being: 1. Former router, soon to be firewall/IDS - Red Hat 6.2 2. Old HP server with external scsi hard drives - no idea what I'm doing with it 3. Sun Sparc 10 - display hasn't worked since I've had it All of the above subject to change on a whim. -Mike | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 906 Registered: 4-2003 |
From the CNN page below, my fav' quote; "Microsoft said last week it will begin issuing monthly warnings and software patches.... The company said it expects to release future warnings on the second Tuesday or Wednesday of each month" DrS | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 809 Registered: 9-2001 |
At the time Microsoft bought 250 mil of Apple stock, Apple had 1.2 bil cash on hand. The big thing was an agreement with Gates to update Office for the Mac. Without Apple Microsoft would never had gone past the DOS stage, because there would not had been any reason to spend the money on R&D | ||
| Nibblesworth (Nebulaclass)
Member Username: Nebulaclass Post Number: 771 Registered: 11-2002 |
PC world crumble....LOL. I guess that's why Apple's biggest competitor, Microsoft, had to pump money into them in order to keep them afloat. Hmmmm..... | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 808 Registered: 9-2001 |
I must say that PC'S are very good for the employment rate in the US, case in point the school district my wife teaches in, switched to PC'S last year. With Macs they had 2 part time tech people for the entire district, with the PC'S they have 2 FULL time tech people per building!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Pat Pasqualini (Enzo)
Intermediate Member Username: Enzo Post Number: 1163 Registered: 2-2002 |
PC here. I work with Microsoft products all day long and still can't get enough! Although I do have an old mac in my boat with a nice long rope tied to it. (flame suit going on). | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Intermediate Member Username: T88power Post Number: 1813 Registered: 2-2001 |
The PC world crumble? LOL Ernesto | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 900 Registered: 4-2003 |
Mark, what is an Applecenter????? DrS | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 899 Registered: 4-2003 |
I have three Macs. Two g4 1Ghz TiBooks and an older g3. Currently waiting on the new Powerbooks to come out. I get a big kick out of watching the PC world crumble under the weight of MS and their Siht systems. Now I find this one..... Monthly alerts from Microsoft about Windoes flaws??? http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/16/microsoft.security.ap/index.html Wow. DrS | ||
| Mark Collins (Markcollins)
Member Username: Markcollins Post Number: 395 Registered: 7-2002 |
Mac, currently new 15" G4 1.25 Powerbook, but then I would be biased, I own an Applecentre in the UK!!! | ||
| Rijk Rietveld (Rijk365gtb4)
Member Username: Rijk365gtb4 Post Number: 314 Registered: 1-2002 |
Jim In 4 days I will get my new 17" powerbook G4. Will post my findings. Rijk | ||
| David Perini (Oppie20)
New member Username: Oppie20 Post Number: 7 Registered: 9-2003 |
I'm an OS slut. I've got WindowsXP on most of my desktops. BSD/Solaris/Windows mix on the servers we administer. And every so often I get the pleasure of supporting a mac user. IMO Anymore there are no bad Operating Systems. Just bad administrators. From the 350lb UNIX control freak who is reading your mail to the spikey haired MCSE who can't right click. VIVA LA OS/2! | ||
| Dave (Dave)
Member Username: Dave Post Number: 625 Registered: 4-2001 |
I'm with you Chris, Using FCP @ 10bit uncompressed 4:2:2 | ||
| chris cummings (Entelechy)
Member Username: Entelechy Post Number: 560 Registered: 5-2001 |
I've used PC's quite a bit over the years for different apps through work and friends, so I feel confident saying that I MUCH prefer Macs, especially since OS X and Jaguar came on the scene. I subscribe to MacAddict and have a G3 tower and a G4 Powerbook. Am planning to upgrade later to the G5 dual with a cinema screen (I hear a 30" is coming soon). Everyone I know on the creative side of things use Macs. The iLife system easily integrates your digital photos, music library, editing and DVD burning. iSight is the next wave in Video conferencing. Their Safari web-browser is really impresive. Entourage, iCal, and the Mac Address Book all integrate with everything as well - they make all the software SO easy and it all works together to completely organize your life in an intuitive, efficient, and aesthetically pleasing way. The G5 just set the bar for the rest of the world. I'm not as knowledgable regarding PC's, but from discussions with others, they always seem to be following Mac's interface and lead. Still, we're only 5% of the market or less, so thank God for Pixar and iPods keeping Apple's coffer's full. I also do a lot of video editing, and in talking to PC/Avid users, they all have a lot of gripes and really seem intrigued by Macs and FCP (which is awesome). Again, as Bob said, it REALLY helps when they make BOTH the software and the hardware for seamless integration and very few troubles. Macs just keep getting better and better! | ||
| Dave (Dave)
Member Username: Dave Post Number: 624 Registered: 4-2001 |
I'm a Mac guy, but I do have an SGI workstation that I use as a paperweight. | ||
| Will 575 (Willh)
Member Username: Willh Post Number: 338 Registered: 3-2003 |
Me Wintel, wife iMac. Opposites attract. | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Intermediate Member Username: T88power Post Number: 1811 Registered: 2-2001 |
PC, without a doubt. Mac OS too limiting. Ernesto | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Intermediate Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 1119 Registered: 12-2001 |
I use both. Have a a Dell system and a Gateway. Both suck compared to my Macs. For a laptop I use a G4 powerbook. Once the new Dual G5 arrives I'll take the old PCs out back and shoot them(literally). | ||
| Adam (Fasttalk)
Member Username: Fasttalk Post Number: 316 Registered: 8-2002 |
17" Titanium Apple Powerbook. | ||
| Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Intermediate Member Username: Vwalfa4re Post Number: 1348 Registered: 5-2001 |
PC | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 806 Registered: 9-2001 |
Been a Mac user for 14 years, almost like comparing a Ferrari to a kit car. With a Mac the system is written by the hardware maker and it works the way it should. | ||
| Jim Muise (Writerguy)
Junior Member Username: Writerguy Post Number: 207 Registered: 9-2003 |
Just wondering what we are dealing with here I have been on Mac for years but have had been forced into Microsoft and even UNIX and other platforms over my many carrears. So here on the Big F Chat board the question is What's under the hood. for me G4 (office) G4 at home and looking to add new laptop to the mix. |