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1 Jul 2024 05:47:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Old Raytracing Programs  
From: Josh English
Date: 18 Oct 2000 15:49:53
Message: <39EDFEE1.24A8483C@spiritone.com>
I think I still have the disk that came with a book on POV-Ray, I can make a
floppy of it (It's POV 2.0) and mail it to you. If it has a CD I can donate
my CD to the cause ; )

Josh

Brandan Whearty wrote:

> Howdy, all:
>
> I'm looking for an old raytracing program, hopefully an older version of
> povray, which will function on an ancient Powerbook 100.  I spend a fair
> amount of time traveling, and it would be nice to get a chance to
> precreate images that could be rendered later on my iMac.  The program
> I'm looking for would hopefully function on a machine with these specs:
>
> * 16 mhz 68000 processor
> * 4 mb RAM
> * ~ 40 mb Hard Disk Space
> * System 6.0.7
>
> And, if I'm really lucky, it'd export to a format that could either be
> read to Povray or translated into something Povray could understand.
> Does such a program exist?  And if it does, am I nuts for thinking about
> creating simple [very simple] images on a 16 mhz laptop which will be
> old enough to vote in a few years?  Your thoughts, comments, and
> referrals would be appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> -- Brandan

--
Josh English -- Lexiphanic Lethomaniac
eng### [at] spiritonecom
The POV-Ray Cyclopedia http://www.spiritone.com/~english/cyclopedia/


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