beaker
02-10-2003, 05:53 PM
This sounds really interesting. Apple opensourced this really cool technology called Rendezvous. It is a zero config networking protocall that many of the printer makers have allready added to their machines in the short time the software has been available:
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/rendezvous/
So wtf does this have to do with 3d :) , well this article has something interesting in it:
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0302/10.rendezvous.php
Quote:
"Salkever said that "a prominent maker" of 3-D rendering software will release a new version of its product with Rendezvous compatibility, which will have the ability to check central processing unit usage on other Rendezvous-enabled systems around the office and send intensive tasks to the computer currently handling the lightest workload. It's a form of distributed computing with no middleman required, Salkever said. And, of course, Apple has added Rendezvous support to more of its own software products. "
Sounds like a really nice addition to a renderfarm. Since Rendezvous is opensource, it can be used on any platform.
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/rendezvous/
So wtf does this have to do with 3d :) , well this article has something interesting in it:
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0302/10.rendezvous.php
Quote:
"Salkever said that "a prominent maker" of 3-D rendering software will release a new version of its product with Rendezvous compatibility, which will have the ability to check central processing unit usage on other Rendezvous-enabled systems around the office and send intensive tasks to the computer currently handling the lightest workload. It's a form of distributed computing with no middleman required, Salkever said. And, of course, Apple has added Rendezvous support to more of its own software products. "
Sounds like a really nice addition to a renderfarm. Since Rendezvous is opensource, it can be used on any platform.