From kp@well.sf.ca.us Wed Apr 19 22:42:03 1995 Return-Path: Received: from well.com by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA28385; Wed, 19 Apr 95 22:42:03 -0700 Received: (from kp@localhost) by well.sf.ca.us (8.6.12/8.6.9) id WAA11126 for scivw@stein1.u.washington.edu; Wed, 19 Apr 1995 22:42:02 -0700 Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 22:42:02 -0700 From: Kenneth Pimentel Message-Id: <199504200542.WAA11126@well.sf.ca.us> To: scivw@stein1.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: PROD: Top of the line graphics accellerator Status: OR please post this response, thanks! >From: geoffrey@cantva.canterbury.ac.nz (Geoff Thomas) >Subject: Re: PROD: Top of the line graphics accellerator > >Marc Bernatchez (marc.bernatchez@gel.ulaval.ca) wrote: >> In article <3m702c$r60@nntp3.u.washington.edu>, >> parsons@vsl.ist.ucf.edu (Jim Parsons) wrote: > >I have heard through the grapevine that SPEA fire boards are no > >longer available. Can anyone suggest an available graphics > >accellerator card for VR work that supports textures, and will > >work with WTK? > We are still selling plenty of Fire boards at $1,795. They remain one of the best price/performance solutions on the market. We have recently taken an order for over 30 from a single customer. There's plenty mo... >On another note, has anyone heard from Sense8 recently? I sent them >some email last year and didn't hear back, and again just a week or so >ago, and still nothing... are they still in business themselves? > >I was wanting to find out what the current going rates are for the 860 >version of WTK (looks like that's gone if the FIRE board is...), and >the highend workstation versions (SGI, Kubota, etc.), but I've not >heard back from them at all... How were you trying to reach us? We may be suffering from overload due to recent business growth/hiring/moving, but we certainly are in business (last time I checked). You can now get WorldToolKit on the following platforms: WTKWIN v2.04: (Windows 3.1/Windows 95/Windows NT) 3DR version of WTK that supports non Z-buffer hardware accelerators from: - Weitek P9000/P9100 - ATI Mach64 - Matrox MGA - S3 864/964 WTK860 v2.1: (DOS) Requires SPEA Fire accelerator for real-time texturing support. WTKNT-OGL v2.1: (Windows NT v3.5) OpenGL version of WTK that supports Z-buffer hardware accelerators from: - all GLiNT-based boards - Integraph GLZ/GLI workstations - Evans & Sutherland Freedom Graphics - AccelGraphics WTKSGI For Silicon Graphics complete line of workstations (including MP versions) WTKSUN For Sun Sparcstation with ZX graphics accelerator WTKSUN-Freedom For Sun Sparcstation with Evans and Sutherland Freedom 1000/3000 series WTKHP-Freedom For HP workstations with Evans and Sutherland Freedom 1000/3000 series I think we can comfortably say that no other VR vendor offers as wide a choice in hardware platforms. Just ask our 1000+ installed customer base! There is also some new PC-based technology that will be available soon that we will be showing at Meckler VR in San Jose (May 23). This new hardware is very exciting because it delivers excellent high-quality texturing support for well under $10k. I can't say more until after April 27th. Stay tuned.... Kenneth Pimentel Sense8 4000 Bridgeway, Suite 101 Sausalito, CA 94965 ph: (415) 331-6318 fx: (415) 331-9148 email: kpiment@sense8.com Kenneth Pimentel Vice President Sense8 Corp. kpiment@sense8.com