POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : POV-Ray 3.1a : Re: POV-Ray 3.1a Server Time
13 Aug 2024 09:29:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV-Ray 3.1a  
From: Pan
Date: 5 Oct 1998 16:44:03
Message: <36192183.0@news.povray.org>
3.1a is on the povray server now ...

Chris Young <767### [at] compuservecom> wrote in message
<3614deda.7323600@news.povray.org>...
>Starting today you'll see a POV-Ray 3.1a appear in our libraries on
>compuserve and at povray.org very soon.  This version mostly fixes
>some problems in our upcoming Unix/Linux and Amiga versions.  It also
>corrects some platform-specific issues on power mac systems.
>
>The only generic bug it fixes is the problem with crackle textures and
>media.  If you used crackle pattern or possibly black_hole warps
>anywhere in a scene, it could mess up our random number sequence in a
>highly non random way that created visible artifacts in media.  Unless
>you need this particular bug fixed, MS-Dos or Windows users need not
>rush to upgrade 3.1 to 3.1a.
>
>The POV-Team is hard at work on Amiga, Linux and for the first time
>FreeBSD versions.  We still need a volunteer who is willing to compile
>and support our SunOS executable.  Contact c_y### [at] compuservecom if
>you can help.  We perfer someone with compuserve access but if nobody
>steps up soon, we'll accept anybody who can do the job via internet.
>        Chris Young, POV-Ray Sysop & Team Coordinator
>
>P.S. feel free to repost this message
>


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