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Date: Sun 12-Aug-1989 18:59:56 From: Unknown Subject: BCS NeXT Newsletter - Can anyone out there give a review of the latest issue of the BCS (Boston Computer Society) NeXT Newsletter, ``WhAT's NeXT?'' ? I got a complementary copy of their first issue two months ago, but their was little of substance in it, due to a lack of Cubes. [Specifically, they described a few peripheral features of the machine---the T-shirt, the mouse cord, the screwdriver, the black hole, etc---and speculated about the future of color on the Cube (look for Renderman as the 3-D scene discription language, due to NeXT's relation with Job's other company, Pixar).] Anyone care to comment on related matters, like the BCS NeXT User Group (probably a pretty small group at the moment) or the BCS NeXT bulletin Board? Are these useful things for a user to belong to ? Any general comments on BCS? Public service announcement: For more info, contact: The Boston Computer Society, One Center Plaza, Boston, MA 02108 BCS NeXT User Group Directors: Dan Lavin.......................617-969-6555 Jane McPeek.....................617-926-4027 NeXT Bulletin Board Service (currently a sub-board of Mac BBS): (for BCS Members) 617-625-7531 (300-2400) 617-625-6747 (300-1200) <-- Baud rates, I presume Membership in BCS: 1 yr => $35 (regular), $28 (student); gets you 2 BCS Newsletters, access to BCS BBS's, public domain software, meetings, plus more stuff. -Barry Merriman >From: glc@frame.UUCP (Greg Cockroft)
Date: Sun 13-Aug-1989 01:40:15 From: Unknown Subject: Re: BCS NeXT Newsletter barry@arthur.uchicago.edu writes: > ... > etc---and speculated about the future of color on the Cube (look for > Renderman as the 3-D scene discription language, due to NeXT's relation > with Job's other company, Pixar).] > ... only a partner, as he only owns a quarter of the company (Pixar). Secondly, not to be pessimistic, but RenderMan is a VERY expensive piece of software, easily worth more than the cube itself, and everything that comes with it. So don't expect RenderMan soon (bundling software is a great idea, but bundling software worth more than a car (and a nice one at that) just seems to be to much of a give-away). Adam =============================================================================== || Adam Glass, NeXT hacker for the slave-drivers at the MIT Media Laboratory || || #include <std.disclaimer> || || %% "Offer me anything I ask for..." "Anything you want." %% || || %% "I want my father back, you son of a bitch." - The Princess Bride %% || || Remember to send lots of email to: adam@media-lab.media.mit.edu || =============================================================================== >From: sboyle@mbunix.mitre.org (Stephen V. Boyle)
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