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  • #16
    Haha, I had plenty of those dongles. I started on Silicon Graphics / Unix with Explore, the ancestor of Maya. The dongles appeared only with PC/Windows if I recall correctly.
    www.mirage-cg.com

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    • #17
      In the past, there used to be full 3D applications in magazine appendixes.
      Giving away very old versions for free is a good idea.​

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      OakCorp Japan - Yuji Yamauchi
      oakcorp.net
      v-ray.jp

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      • #18
        Of course!

        How many floppy disks did it take to install 3D Studio Release 4?

        And how many remember other software, like MS Office Professional.... 46 floppy disks iirc.....

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        Windows 11 Pro 22H2 | NVidia Drivers 535.98 (Game Drivers)

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        • #19
          And who remembers reading this cover to cover?


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          Jez

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          3DS Max 2023.3.4 | V-Ray 6.10.08 | Phoenix FD 4.40.00 | PD Player 64 1.0.7.32 | Forest Pack Pro 8.2.2 | RailClone 6.1.3
          Windows 11 Pro 22H2 | NVidia Drivers 535.98 (Game Drivers)

          Asus X299 Sage (Bios 4001), i9-7980xe, 128Gb, 1TB m.2 OS, 2 x NVidia RTX 3090 FE
          ---- Updated 06/09/23 -------

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          • #20
            Not to mention these particle systems:

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            Last edited by JuhaHo; 08-11-2023, 01:51 AM.

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