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From: bobm@tree.UUCP (Robert Moskovitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Turbo Silver
Summary: More info on Turbo Silver
Message-ID: <116@tree.UUCP>
Date: 5 Oct 88 16:12:51 GMT
References: <112@tree.UUCP> <7287@well.UUCP>
Organization: TREE BBS (916)-349-0385 Sacramento, Ca
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In article <7287@well.UUCP>, ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
> 	Dunno if I'm allowed to talk about it, so I'll speak in general
> terms.

   I believe that it is ok to talk about Turbo Silver 3.0.  I just recieved
the first Silver Note from Impulse that discribing what it is along with
discriptions of some of their new programs and hardware.
  
> 	Also, a 68020/68881 version will be available, called Turbo Silver
> Pro FP.  Functionally identical, but runs faster.

   The newsletter says that "The new Turbo Silver 3.0 also comes with a
floating point version for those of you who have CSA or Hurricane boards
stuck inside your Amiga 2000."
  
> 	A landscape generator.  The program uses a non-fractal technique to
> generate surfaces and landscapes for use in Silver.  The user interface is
> very clean.

   According to the newsletter, Terrain does use fractals to create
mountains, valleys, etc.  It also allows you to generate animated water(or
any wavey surfaces?).
 
-Robert Moskovitz
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