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19 Aug 2024 04:26:56 EDT (-0400)
  Re: WIP Ice mountain (63kbu)  
From: Gail Shaw
Date: 28 Feb 2001 07:33:54
Message: <3a9cf032@news.povray.org>
Chris Huff <chr### [at] maccom> wrote in message
news:chrishuff-58F520.05581028022001@news.povray.org...

> Using a particle_system object directly for wind-blown powdery snow
> would take a *lot* of particles (lots of memory), even if confined to a
> small area...

I know. I've tried it before. Stopped the parse after 3 hours and found
a 500 MB swap file.

I'll see what blobs and a good texture look like.

Gail
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