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  Re: (scaline) 3D graphics for everyone  
From: nemesis
Date: 18 Oct 2015 10:50:00
Message: <web.5623b07156fc138f94c8e9160@news.povray.org>
Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> On 18/10/2015 12:08 AM, nemesis wrote:
> > this used to be called VRML
>
> Ah, VRML. I remember reading about that at university. It sounded really
> interesting, but nothing implements it. (I.e., there were no working
> browser plugings, and no sites using it.) Probably a case of a
> technology too early for its time.
>
> Look at video phones. They existed for decades, but were laughable
> expensive. But now *everybody* is using Skype for video chat...

actually, nobody is videochatting over skype anymore as text messaging and the
cutting edge voicemail are trendy whatsapp bazingas.  Plus, they are from
Zuckerberg, not Gates.


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