The "official" POV-Ray 1.0 executable I have here is dated July 3, 1992.
So, good timing for a 4th of July holiday in the U.S. anyhow. Well,
maybe... it's actually a Wednesday in 2002. Also on Wednesday of 2001, May
16, is the anniversary date of DKBTrace 2.12 (8 years old next week),
which I suppose is the true father of POV; though someone with the
POV-Team surely knows this better. Still, the POV version 1.0 sounds most
likely to be called upon as the anniversary celebrity.


TonyB wrote:
> 
> Poor little me. Stuck in Panama. I'm probably the only person who uses
> POV-Ray in this country. Well, I taught a friend, but he prefers his 3D
> Studio. *sigh*
> 
> I can fly to the USA for a convention, but don't expect me to go to Europe
> or Australia (though it would be very cool), and much less to pay to get in.
> I don't think I could meet anybody at any non-POV conventions, since I don't
> think I can afford it. It would have to be a 'freeware' convention with no
> entry fee. OR, we could meet just outside of the SIGGRAPH convention! ;)
> 
> It would be nice if we could meet on an anniversary of POV-Ray. How old is
> it anyway? 1999 - 1992 = 7 years! OK, so let's say on it's 10th anniversary
> (day, month, and year) we could all meet somewhere. Hey, why not here in
> Panama? (...brain to Anthony... ...brain to Anthony... dream on...) All you
> would have to buy is a 2-way plane ticket. After that, things are pretty
> cheap here. You wouldn't have to bring a lot of cash. I hope to see you in
> twenty-two (2002)! It rimes. Cool.

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