On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:49:01 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 17:49:52 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>>>Maybe, I've never been particularly good at textures.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Me too.
>>
>>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that. :-)
>>
>>
> You mean grey? :)

See?  I can't even *label* it properly. ;-)

>>You wish you had my model and the image?  ;-)
> 
> Actually I meant my scene and models but a look at yours would be good
> too.
> 
> I spent a long time modelling my Red Stripe bottles. I spent a whole
> evening looking at them both full and empty, knocking them together to
> get the "ching" as they collided in the Newton's cradle. A very tough
> evening ;)

The cribbage board was done completely with CSG in Moray, I remember 
that.  I still have the board and the cards, could probably recreate it 
if I had the energy. :-)

Jim

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On 9 Sep 2009 16:19:18 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>>>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that. :-)
>>>
>>>
>> You mean grey? :)
>
>See?  I can't even *label* it properly. ;-)
>

Ignore those radiosity purists and up the ambient and diffuse. :)

>
>The cribbage board was done completely with CSG in Moray, I remember 
>that.  I still have the board and the cards, could probably recreate it 
>if I had the energy. :-)

Two, four the rest don't score and one for his nobs :-)

I know what you mean, somewhere I've got the image maps and probably the Moray
file for mine but it was too long ago.
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:05:35 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 9 Sep 2009 16:19:18 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>>>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that.
>>>>:-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You mean grey? :)
>>
>>See?  I can't even *label* it properly. ;-)
>>
>>
> Ignore those radiosity purists and up the ambient and diffuse. :)

I'll have to try that. :-)

>>The cribbage board was done completely with CSG in Moray, I remember
>>that.  I still have the board and the cards, could probably recreate it
>>if I had the energy. :-)
> 
> Two, four the rest don't score and one for his nobs :-)
> 
> I know what you mean, somewhere I've got the image maps and probably the
> Moray file for mine but it was too long ago.

I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.  
And the drives have been ground down now....

Jim

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On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.  
>And the drives have been ground down now....

I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no software. :(
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     Stephen

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.
>>And the drives have been ground down now....
> 
> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
> software. :(

You must work for NASA. ;-)

Jim

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On 16 Sep 2009 10:26:22 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.
>>>And the drives have been ground down now....
>> 
>> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
>> software. :(
>
>You must work for NASA. ;-)
>

Now I feel stupid. :)
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 16 Sep 2009 10:26:22 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics
>>>>recycler. And the drives have been ground down now....
>>> 
>>> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
>>> software. :(
>>
>>You must work for NASA. ;-)
>>
>>
> Now I feel stupid. :)

Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)

Jim

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On 16 Sep 2009 16:47:34 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 16 Sep 2009 10:26:22 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics
>>>>>recycler. And the drives have been ground down now....
>>>> 
>>>> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
>>>> software. :(
>>>
>>>You must work for NASA. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> Now I feel stupid. :)
>
>Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)
>
Well it doesn't seem right for a so called professional to have the hardware but
not the s/ware it should be the other way round. :)
And no I can't place the story.
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:57:50 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)
>>
> Well it doesn't seem right for a so called professional to have the
> hardware but not the s/ware it should be the other way round. :) And no
> I can't place the story.

NASA had some old data tapes (from the Apollo missions IIRC) that they 
actually didn't have the hardware or software to read any more.  They 
finally found someone in Australia (again IIRC) who could read the tapes 
and pull the data off them.  :-)

Jim

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On 16 Sep 2009 19:48:03 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:57:50 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)
>>>
>> Well it doesn't seem right for a so called professional to have the
>> hardware but not the s/ware it should be the other way round. :) And no
>> I can't place the story.
>
>NASA had some old data tapes (from the Apollo missions IIRC) that they 
>actually didn't have the hardware or software to read any more.  They 
>finally found someone in Australia (again IIRC) who could read the tapes 
>and pull the data off them.  :-)
>

I vaguely remember it.

I was thinking of:
The distance to Mars is 80000000 Km not 80000000 miles at 80000000 miles you
crash into mars a while back.

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     Stephen

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