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From: koren@hpfelg.HP.COM (Steve Koren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Digital Animation Production
Message-ID: <13910004@hpfelg.HP.COM>
Date: 21 Nov 89 22:39:51 GMT
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Organization: HP Elec. Design Div. -FtCollins
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>	Now for the good part.  The first demo was a ray-traced picture of
>a Roman column structure.  The program is called QRT and is in the public
>domain.  The columns were rendered in marble.  The marbling is a fractal. 
>The sand-dunes are a wave construct.  The clouds are fractals.  When

Is this true?  Using QRT, I mean?  The image you describe would be much
easier to generate with DBW.  (I happen to know exactly what is and is
not easy to do in QRT, since the author of QRT and I are one and the
same person).  Also, for the record, QRT is not public domain.  It is
freely distributable freely modifyable software which is copyrighted
to me.  Close to the same thing, but that way I can keep others from
selling it.
 
Anyhow, best of luck to this guy.  I'd be amazed if he can pull it off
for his advertized price; that board, plus a couple of transputers and
a 2000 would be less bucks that decently equipped Mac II.

        - steve