Okay, I am up and running. Specs:

Operating System
	Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 64-bit
CPU
	Intel Xeon E5 v3 @ 2.40GHz
	Haswell-E/EP 22nm Technology
	Intel Xeon E5 v3 @ 2.40GHz
	Haswell-E/EP 22nm Technology
RAM
	32.0GB EDO @ 198MHz (3-3-3-?)
Motherboard
	Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine (None)
Graphics
	Standard Monitor (1024x768@32Hz)
	Microsoft Hyper-V Video
Storage
	127GB Virtual HD ATA Device (ATA)
	256GB Virtual HD ATA Device (ATA)
Optical Drives
	Msft Virtual CD/ROM ATA Device
Audio
	No audio card detected



Some notes:

1. $200 worth of free services during trial period.
2. $1.632/hr for Central United States. Rates vary depending on where 
you are.
3. I'm not sure how to _totally_ turn off a VM and then restart it. 
Quote: 'If the status says “Stopped (Deallocated),” you’re not being 
billed. If it says “Stopped Allocated,” you’re still being billed for 
allocated virtual cores (not the software license itself).' Have to 
figure out what the difference is.
4. I think you get billed separately for usage and storage. Not sure if 
this means virtual storage _inside_ the VM, or storage of the VM itself 
on MS' servers. Do I need to delete the VM when I'm done using it to 
keep from getting charged extra money?
5. You can link multiple VMs together, but I have no idea how to 
configure POV-Ray to take advantage of this.


Mike

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