[rescue] 3D machines

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"Joshua D. Boyd" wrote:

> Your best bet would be to find an old O2 (as low end and old as possible).

And upgrade around the video. OK.


> If it is old enough, it will have the Video option already (since it
> originally wasn't an option). 

How do I know? Like what's this one got?
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%hinv
FLASH PROM version 4.10
On-board serial ports: 2
On-board EPP/ECP parallel port
1 175 MHZ IP32 Processor
FPU: MIPS R10010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
CPU: MIPS R10000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.6
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
 Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 1 Mbyte on Processor 0
Main memory size: 448 Mbytes
Iris Audio Processor: version A3 revision 0
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Disk drive / removable media: unit 5 on SCSI controller 1: 720K/1.44M
floppy
Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0
CDROM: unit 4 on SCSI controller 0
CRM graphics installed
Integral Ethernet: ec0, version 1
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version ADAPTEC 7880
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version ADAPTEC 7880
Vice: TRE
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Is that old and/or low end?


> you need software.  Your best best is the SGI Studio bundle with is
> outdated versions of Adobe software, but the cheapest way to edit video.


OK. Can I upgrade the versions of Adobe stuff?


> My obsession 
[...]
> normal goals,

Heh. I wish you success.


> recommend getting an iMac DV and a svideo/composite->firewire box.  Then,


Really? Why?



Thanks,

----sambo