Bob Hughes wrote:

<some snippage>

>Yes, I did actually (I'm so fatalistic, sorry).  I was implying that it
>appeared to be going back to January 9th, 1999, being a year and a half or
>so ago, and thought there was a chance the Amiga platform was being left
>behind.  That date was from the POV-Ray Amiga PPC in testing! link which I
>considered must be the latest thing going on.  That might put the source
>code back to around "version 3.1a" wouldn't it?
>Anyway, the source code at the download link states: Not yet available.
>Expected by 10-Nov-1998

        That "not yet available" is only for the PPC version.  The
regular Amiga version (100% compatiable with the latest Official
Windows version) has been available for at least a year and a half.

>I realize not everything on the web stays current as of today but it had me
>thinking it was trailing off toward a forgotten platform.  Curses, this
>fast-paced internet mentality, if I was being wrong  :-)

        No, the Amiga is fading.  There are a tenacious group of
Amigans who belive the platform will come back but I don't agree
with them.  I only continue to use my amiga because I've got it
tuned so nicely.  If I moved to Windows or lunix, I'de lose all
my apps that have become so comfortable (MakeCD, Thor,
Arexx, etc.).
        And I don't have room here to run two computers (ie -
buy a windows/linux machine and network it with the 'miggy.
That would be cool though).
        Still: I use the Windows version of Official Povray at
work and the interface and the built in text editor are
rather slick!


Pete

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