POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : What is POV? : Re: What is POV? Server Time
2 Oct 2024 16:30:11 EDT (-0400)
  Re: What is POV?  
From: Ken
Date: 11 May 2000 02:30:03
Message: <391A52E9.DB171A64@pacbell.net>
Fabien Mosen wrote:
> 
> Ken wrote:
> >
> > Brendan Hurley wrote:
> >
> > > This is a very clear explaination of this effect.  But, to continue this
> > > off-topic discussion, why did the creators of this renderer choose this
> > > name for the program that is mostly used to produce still life
> > > snapshots?
> >
> > A good question. I'll see if I can find out.
> 
> Here follows two quotes on the subject.  The first is a reply by
> Chris Young, after I told him about Varley's "Persistence of Vision"
> I found on a flea market.

Thank you for posting this. It's amazing what people will archive away
waiting for that obscure moment at some future time when it might be
needed.

-- 
Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
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