It seems entirely likely that they did the port from SGI onto machines
which were running graphics accelerator cards and didn't realize it
would break without them until very late in the game. SNAFU, yes;
deliberate attempt to break our hearts, no.
Regards,
Ted
>
> By now, those of you running Solaris must be very disappointed
> with TGS's handling of the WebSpace port. Anyone want to take a guess
> at how many SUN workstations are equipped with the necessary
> graphics/accelerator cards to run WebSpace? I have a rough idea...
> Less than 5% is probably an accurate figure. Which makes me
> curious if TGS has ever done any demographics of what systems are
> actually linked to the net. Surprise, >50% of all workstations on the
> internet are from SUN Microsystems.
> So who is TGS hoping to sell this product to? Certainly not
> the majority of users, who can not use the product in its present
> form. IMHO, the WebSpace beta release was too much hype, not
> enough substance. I blame TGS for this, mainly due to their complete
> lack of any realistic press release.
> So like so many others, I sit and wait until "the next big thing"
> comes my way. Thanks again, TGS, for a job not done...
>
> Thorne K. Kontos
> Product Engineer
> SUN Microsystems
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