DarkNite
3rd February 2006, 11:34
I saw it today. The Orion Multisystems DT-12 was sitting underneath one of my favorite Samsung LCD's, both of which happen to be on someone else's desk (of course).
At first glance it appeared to be another lame mini desktop, except for the intriguing logo that I've never seen on anything less than the size of a small refrigerator. Orion... a supercomputer?
No, it can't be. It's not much bigger than Roy's overinflated gaming "laptop". Hmm... Lots of companies diversify and end up producing cost effecient office products for stable income.
Then I saw what was running on the screen. A render. By the time I was tapping on a certain someone's shoulder the scene render was finished.
I forgot what I was going to say. Some people call it "dumbfounded".
"Hey, I was looking for you earlier. You have to see this!" He said in a rushed, excited manner almost as if he'd just guzzled a quad shot americano and smoked 3 cigarettes at once.
The next few minutes consisted of him spewing forth specifications and benchmark results like he'd memorized everything before the unit was even ordered, and several small demonstrations of how fast previously grueling operations could now be accomplished.
When he began waxing philosophical about the effects of these machines on the creative process, and the long term effects of streamlining the production cycle, I began to exercise my selective hearing. There was only one thing on my mind at that moment.
"Can I use it?"
The entire time he was meeting his monthly speaking quota I was wondering if I could get AviSynth running on one of these Fedora Core based 12 node clusters in a box.
Curious? DT-12 Specifications (http://www.orionmulti.com/products/specs_dt12)
At first glance it appeared to be another lame mini desktop, except for the intriguing logo that I've never seen on anything less than the size of a small refrigerator. Orion... a supercomputer?
No, it can't be. It's not much bigger than Roy's overinflated gaming "laptop". Hmm... Lots of companies diversify and end up producing cost effecient office products for stable income.
Then I saw what was running on the screen. A render. By the time I was tapping on a certain someone's shoulder the scene render was finished.
I forgot what I was going to say. Some people call it "dumbfounded".
"Hey, I was looking for you earlier. You have to see this!" He said in a rushed, excited manner almost as if he'd just guzzled a quad shot americano and smoked 3 cigarettes at once.
The next few minutes consisted of him spewing forth specifications and benchmark results like he'd memorized everything before the unit was even ordered, and several small demonstrations of how fast previously grueling operations could now be accomplished.
When he began waxing philosophical about the effects of these machines on the creative process, and the long term effects of streamlining the production cycle, I began to exercise my selective hearing. There was only one thing on my mind at that moment.
"Can I use it?"
The entire time he was meeting his monthly speaking quota I was wondering if I could get AviSynth running on one of these Fedora Core based 12 node clusters in a box.
Curious? DT-12 Specifications (http://www.orionmulti.com/products/specs_dt12)