Where's Kim Aldis when you need him? His first computer was, allegedly, the product of a collaboration with George Stibitz.
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Emilio Hernandez <[email protected]> wrote: > Specially when I remember my first computer was an Apple II plus with 48K > of RAM with 16 colors.. And that was a LOT of RAM and a LOT of colors... > > > > > 2013/10/14 Angus Davidson <[email protected]> > >> Some of us are not the young pups we once were ;) >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Chris Chia [[email protected]] >> *Sent:* 15 October 2013 06:28 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: File size limit? >> >> "these days" just makes you guys sound so old! Lol >> >> Chris >> >> On 15 Oct, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Raffaele Fragapane < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Kids these days, hei? >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Eric Turman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> These days the posts about these days have too many these days in them ;) >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Raffaele Fragapane < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Wow, editing fail. I think I have the highest occurrences of "these >>>> days" per sentence ever to hit this list. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Raffaele Fragapane < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> You won't have to since a stupid file limitations prevents it from >>>>> happening. >>>>> Why would it be a problem to have a 2GB environment in one scene >>>>> anyway? 2GB is nothing these days, any moderately complex compositing shot >>>>> moves several times that much data to memory or tier 0 before even opening >>>>> these days. >>>>> >>>>> And I don't know where you work these days, but 32GB of ram, SSD >>>>> storage (or even FX I/O style flash tier0) and multiple synced gigabit >>>>> networks are cheap as dirt these days. 2GB is nothing. >>>>> >>>>> Besides, if you're provided with things such as LIDARs, and you need >>>>> the lot BEFORE you partition, how would you work around that? >>>>> >>>>> "640KB of memory should be enough for anybody". It's a silly way to >>>>> think and there should be no limit by the app that is by such a gigantic >>>>> margin shorter than the actual OS barriers to it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Christopher Crouzet < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would totally go on strike if I had to deal with a 2GB environment >>>>>> within a single scene! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10 October 2013 23:21, Raffaele Fragapane < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Plenty cases, such as environment bakes with multiple passes and >>>>>>> complex geo, where the 2GB limit is crippling and referencing is a >>>>>>> workaround and not just a smarter way to go about it. >>>>>>> It's kinda silly that this type of limitation is still around, and >>>>>>> generally so common. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 2:23 AM, Christopher Crouzet < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> At first glance, saving 2GB of data into a single scene doesn't >>>>>>>> sound like a good practice anyways... can't you offload some logical >>>>>>>> pieces >>>>>>>> using referenced models? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 10 October 2013 16:50, Sergio Mucino >>>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot guys! Tough luck... we're on 2012... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Sergio Mucino* >>>>>>>>> Lead Rigger >>>>>>>>> Modus FX >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 10/10/2013 10:46 AM, Srecko Micic wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There was limitation like that but on 2014 version is now 4gb I >>>>>>>>> think (on Linux it is still 2GB limit). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Sergio Mucino < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello everyone. I just wanted to know if it's true that SI files >>>>>>>>>> have a size limit. I'm working on a file I cannot save. Every time I >>>>>>>>>> try >>>>>>>>>> to, Softimage tells me that certain elements were not saved, and >>>>>>>>>> that I >>>>>>>>>> should contact Softimage. If I try to open said fail, SI crashes >>>>>>>>>> almost >>>>>>>>>> immediately. People here at work are telling me that apparently, SI >>>>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>>>> save/load files over 2 GB. I just wanted to confirm this is true so >>>>>>>>>> I can >>>>>>>>>> take appropriate actions. Thanks! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> *Sergio Mucino* >>>>>>>>>> Lead Rigger >>>>>>>>>> Modus FX >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Micic Srecko >>>>>>>>> ------------------- >>>>>>>>> Mail: >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> Skype:srecko.micic >>>>>>>>> ------------------- >>>>>>>>> 3D/Graphic Portfolio: >>>>>>>>> http://www.coroflot.com/SreckoM >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! >>>>>>> Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are! >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship >>>>> it and let them flee like the dogs they are! >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! 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