On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:18:54 -0700, Samuel Benge wrote:

> Michael (Micksa) Slade wrote:
> 
>> Around 1993 PC Format magazine put (most of) the file for this scene on their
>> magazine's cover disk, along with povray v1.
>> 
>> It was this issue that introduced me to povray, as well as their mag :)
>> 
>> The scene was by the immortal Mike Miller.  it was of a jack-in-the-box with
>> wheels on a roller coaster.
>> 
>> I have all the files from all the mag disks I ever got with PC Format, but I
>> bluddy don't have this :/
>> 
>> It was issue 19 or so, I think.
>> 
>> Anyone have it, perchance?
>> 
>> Mick.
> 
> I have a book by the name of "Ray Tracing Creations." The disk which 
> comes with the book has "over 100 scene files." In the back of the book 
> is a picture of the Jack Coaster scene you speak of.
> 
> Now, there is a good chance the file is on the disk. There's one problem 
> though: I would have to run the install program to find out if the file 
> is in there. It won't install for some reason. I can send you the whole 
> install file if you want, and maybe you can make it work.

Got the file... No, not there.  Just an old version of povray with its
samples, and some tutorial-style examples.

Thanks for the effort anyway. For what it's worth, I can extract the files
with lha.

Anyone else have the scene I'm talking about, perchance?

Mick.

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