Maxwell Render

hello NL !
an official question to the developers...

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it's great that maxwell will be out soon (first quarter of 2007) !

i have this question:

how does maxwell distribute the workload among multiple cores and cpus? is it possible to directly use multi-cpu workstations without other software that handles the distribution between the cores / cpus ?

for example this machine:
http://www.tyan.com/products/html/typhoon_b2881.html
how would i have to use this machine to run maxwell fully on all processors ?

which linux is needed for the native 64 bit version of maxwell ?

thanks in advance and a happy holiday time !

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deadalvs

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http://www.esri.com/software/cityengine/

Or this Tyan product that I'm interested in?
http://www.tyanpsc.com/Products/Product ... d=5&data=1

In case they don't answer...
The way i see it those are several nodes cramped into one box, so you need enough maxwell licenses to cover your n x 4 cores and network render your scenes just like every other normal farmer

For each node, you can install a distro of your choice though people will recommend something very slim if you only assign them render jobs and never use them for Studio etc.

I don't know if the "generic" kernels are an Ubuntu thing but they work nicely with my 64bit dualcore, so they might be a suitable choice.

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