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From: philip@dalcsug.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Amiga World Ray-tracing article...
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Date: Sun, 19-Apr-87 17:40:46 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 19 17:40:46 1987
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Reply-To: philip@dalcsug.UUCP (Peter Philip)
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Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
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Keywords: cost

In article <4612@utcsri.UUCP> buchanan@utcsri.UUCP (John Buchanan) writes:
>In article <239@rocky.STANFORD.EDU> ali@rocky.UUCP (Ali Ozer) writes:
>>still use my Amiga. And thanks to multitasking you do not need to sit and
>>watch your Amiga grind away on ray-traced images. Besides, the
>
>Hmmm Last starfighter ship = 250000 polygons.  
>     Amiga memory          = 512000 bytes
>     2 bytes per polygon   = 500000 bytes.   ( it seems that under estimating
>	                    				       is the name of the game.)
>			            ===============
>     Memory available for
>     raytracer.            =  12000 bytes.   
      (on standard amiga)

	 Add maximum expansion
	 memory available         8000000 bytes
					 ==================
	 memory available
	 for raytacer.           8,012,000 bytes

I think that might be *just* enough! :-)

>
>
>     I fail to see where the multitasking system will reside.  I'd also

Not that you would get much done if you were multitasking while ray-tracing
unless of course you happen to also have a TURBO-Amiga.

>     like to see at least 24 bits per pixel.

Can't argue with you there but then again, I would like to see 24 bits per
pixel on every system I use ... yea, and 2048*2048 resolution, and ....

Peter Philip
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia