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From: David E  LeMasters
Subject: First Post
Date: 9 Jul 2004 20:45:00
Message: <web.40ef3ad3399508498af3a65b0@news.povray.org>
Here is my first post, a variation of the customary chrome sphere on a
checkered plane. It's really a chrome type ball on a sheet of green bar
paper on a checkered plane.  If Povray existed 30 years ago this is how you
would program it.  Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

David LeMasters


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From: Alain
Subject: Re: First Post
Date: 9 Jul 2004 22:19:20
Message: <40ef5228$1@news.povray.org>
David E. LeMasters nous apporta ses lumieres ainsi en ce 09/07/2004 
20:39... :

>Here is my first post, a variation of the customary chrome sphere on a
>checkered plane. It's really a chrome type ball on a sheet of green bar
>paper on a checkered plane.  If Povray existed 30 years ago this is how you
>would program it.  Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>David LeMasters
>  
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
If I remember well, the rotoball should be much duller. At least, the 
one from the IBM my mother once rented was realy dull... back in the '70s

Alain


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From: David E  LeMasters
Subject: Re: First Post
Date: 9 Jul 2004 23:15:00
Message: <web.40ef5ed1a69f2e378af3a65b0@news.povray.org>
Alain <aze### [at] qwertygov> wrote:
> David E. LeMasters nous apporta ses lumieres ainsi en ce 09/07/2004
> 20:39... :
>
> >Here is my first post, a variation of the customary chrome sphere on a
> >checkered plane. It's really a chrome type ball on a sheet of green bar
> >paper on a checkered plane.  If Povray existed 30 years ago this is how you
> >would program it.  Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> >David LeMasters
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> If I remember well, the rotoball should be much duller. At least, the
> one from the IBM my mother once rented was realy dull... back in the '70s
>
> Alain

I know the real type balls were rather dull, but to fill in for a chrome
sphere I just had to make it shiny.  Just a little artistic license.

David


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: First Post
Date: 12 Jul 2004 07:45:00
Message: <web.40f27981a69f2e3771087b900@news.povray.org>
"David E. LeMasters" <dle### [at] comcastnet> wrote:

> > If I remember well, the rotoball should be much duller. At least, the
> > one from the IBM my mother once rented was realy dull... back in the '70s
> >
> > Alain
>
> I know the real type balls were rather dull, but to fill in for a chrome
> sphere I just had to make it shiny.  Just a little artistic license.
>
> David

Not that much duller If Memory Serves Me Well. When new, some were quite


animated slide rule.
BTW Nice image, evocative of times past.


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