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Where can I learn about the history of POV-Ray? Here is this great freeware
raytracer, and it's origin on how it came about seems nowhere to be found...
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Paragon wrote:
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> Where can I learn about the history of POV-Ray? Here is this great freeware
> raytracer, and it's origin on how it came about seems nowhere to be found...
In the beginning there was darkness.
Then David K. Buck said "Let there be raytraced light" and it was so....
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Ken Tyler
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>Paragon" wrote :
> Where can I learn about the history of POV-Ray? Here is this great
freeware
> raytracer, and it's origin on how it came about seems nowhere to be
found...
I have some interesting info, I'll give it within some hours.
Maybe I should compile it for inclusion into POV-Ray 3.5 docs...
Fabien.
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Fabien Mosen wrote:
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> Maybe I should compile it for inclusion into POV-Ray 3.5 docs...
That would be great.
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Francois Labreque | Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a snooze
flabreque | button on a cat who wants breakfast.
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> > Maybe I should compile it for inclusion into POV-Ray 3.5 docs...
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> That would be great.
hell yes - at the very least something for the pov site
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Rick
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"Fabien Mosen" <fab### [at] skynet be> wrote in message
news:3b729417$1@news.povray.org...
> >Paragon" wrote :
> > Where can I learn about the history of POV-Ray? Here is this great
> freeware
> > raytracer, and it's origin on how it came about seems nowhere to be
> found...
>
> I have some interesting info, I'll give it within some hours.
> Maybe I should compile it for inclusion into POV-Ray 3.5 docs...
>
And that would delay the release by how much...? :-)
Andy
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Andy Cocker wrote:
> And that would delay the release by how much...? :-)
Just another year...
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Ken Tyler
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> > And that would delay the release by how much...? :-)
>
> Just another year...
how about having binaries for old releases as well ?
--
Rick
Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com
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TEL : +44 (01625) 266358 - FAX : +44 (01625) 611913 - ICQ : 15776037
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http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA
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Paragon wrote:
> Where can I learn about the history of POV-Ray? Here is this great freeware
> raytracer, and it's origin on how it came about seems nowhere to be found...
I wrote up a long article to answer your question, but I'm having trouble
posting it here. I put it on my web site at
http://www.simberon.com/pov_history.htm.
David Buck
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in news:3B751AB5.8A862CF3@simberon.com David Buck wrote:
> http://www.simberon.com/pov_history.htm
"..., there was a group of people one CompuServe who were very excited
about DKBTrace and were creating all sorts of neat scenes for it. They
were also expressing frustration that Aaron and I weren't able to add
new features into DKBTrace fast enough. ..."
... hasn't changed much over time :)
David,
can we use this in the POV_Ray documentation?
(together with whatever Fabien comes up with)
Ingo
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