This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Ana, Thanks. I dl'd the Truevision file and figured it out. Desktop video is another of my interests, so 'tis not a problem. Jerry
Gee brian, are you the Adesk person looking after this section? I posted a number of msgs here in the last weeks w.o. getting any offical responses (some other users have chimed in). Pity. I just sent off a review of CDK for publication. It included a comment on the…
Ana, I've heard absolutely nothing about DVR. What does it do? Is it a realtime rendering system (Virtual Reality) or some sort of video editing package? Where did you get the file on it? jerry
I've been able to compile most of the examples in the original V1.0, with HighC R3.04 & Pharlap 4.1. I had to modify the makefiles in almost every instance. Generally, the metaware make complained about the use of $* in the rsp clause. Also a few other things. The DOS…
Harsha, I wish the ADesk folks would stop in here and tell us about their product. The dirth of support out here doesnt look good amid the stories of cutting the R&D department (Cyberia), etc. From what I understand, there was an update release V1.01 that shipped just before Siggraph…
compilers supported?
Message #54614
Hi, this section has been a bit quiet lately. Thought i'd liven it up a bit. What compilers are supported by CDK? The material I have says only Metaware and Zortech 3.0. I heard that ZTC 3.1 did not work and that the Watcom C++ was under consideration but not…
Steven, The primary area on CompuServe that is discussing VR in all its aspects is the CYBERFORUM. (go Cyberforum). There are a number of folks actively involved in applications and development. Also there is a very delayed echo of the Usenet newsgroup Sci.virtual-worlds which covers VR. Jerry Isdale sysop, Cyberforum…
Ed, would it be possible to post that DOC on environment variables to the lib here? or forward it via email to me? Thanks Jerry Isdale
3D G-Worlds
Message #132245
From:
Jerry Isdale
MAUG(R)/Macintosh Developers/Programmers Forum
· C and Pascal
July 18, 1993 12:11 PM
John, pop over to the CyberForum (GO CYBERFORUM) and search the libs for keyword MAC. There are a couple freeware things up there (beta releases or such) and a demo of the commercial ViviStar Qd3d library (for Think C/TCL) ViviStar Consulting can also be reached directly at 73067,542 or 7015E…
Encyclopedia of Science
Message #52546
Dave, The TimeTable of History is actually a series of disk published by Xiphias. There are currently three titles in the series: Science & Innovation; Business, Politics & Media, and Arts & Entertainment. Software Toolworks was the original distributor for the PC version. However, Compton's NewMedia is now the official…
> I have been unable to confirm the rumor that Sense8 has sold an exclusive license to VOR to produce VR games using their WorldToolKit. Consider it confirmed, but readon. Sense 8 sold the rights to all coin-operated arcade games. Not to other types of "games". That still cuts out…
FLC/FLI C LIBR FOR DOS?
Message #48608
Harry, Check in the: DrDobbs forum – they did an article w/code on it this year. A friend of mine took that code and made it work on a Mac. GraphDev forum (Graphics Developers) – there is an animation group there doing various programs (also morphing) Jerry
John, By far the most active discussion of VR and all things cyberspace, is over in the new CyberForum (Go Cyberforum). You will find there a number of freeware VR programs for PC as well as demos for PC and Mac of other programs. Also LOTS of discussion. As a…
#CDK and Computrainer
Message #47177
In reading the CDK manual, i find support for a device called the "Racer-Mate Computrainer". Apparently this is some sort of exercise equipment controller, as th CyComputrainer class supports "grade, head wind, inertia settings, calorie consumption, maximum speed and average speed." Can you provide more information on this device? Is…
#CDK Support
Message #47176
Hi, How is Autodesk handling support for the CDK product? I havent seen many messages in this forum about it, other than a few "what is it? how can i get it?" msgs. I have heard that there is no direct support. Customers must go to a local autodesk dealer…
Virtual Reality
Message #45554
Bob, As you read in Phil's response, 3D Studio has no inherent stereoscopic playback mechanism. However, there are methods of showing a stereoscopic GIF and FLC animation. TO find out about these and other things dealing with Virtual Reality, animation, etc, check out the GraphDev forum (Graphics Developers). I believe…
As a programmer for one of the older cdrom publishers, jan, i understand your frustration with some of the cdrom titles. I am the guy who does the C programming that makes things work (most of the time). I have personally experienced frustration with the products i work on. Sometimes…
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#Full motion video
Message #48011
> My need is to bring in high quality video at 30 fps, compress it so it can > fit on removable media (removable hard disks would be prefered) and then > play it back … on an Intel 486 based machine in full screen mode. bascially you have asked…
I used to be a Vax systems manager type. Way back in '83. Had a VAX-782 (first of the multi-headed Vaxen) that frontended a Cray X/MP. Anyway, check out the file "whatvr.zip" over in GraphDev forum, lib 10 (VR Concepts), if you havent done so already. It will give you…
Alan, I extracted the file from todays edition of virtu-l, the email digest version of the Usenet Newsgroup sci.virtual-worlds. It is also available on the AMULET BBS (Santa Monica, CA). Data access: (310)453-7705. (for more info on these and other VR info sources, download whatvr.zip from GraphDev forum lib 10…
#WTK vs CDK uploaded
Message #42809
I just uploaded wtkcdk.zip. This is a comparison of the Sense8 WTK and Autodesk's CDK. It was originally published on the Amulett BBS and then in the USENET sci.virtual-worlds. It has good things to say about both and includes a code sample! Jerry Isdale
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Internet CD-ROM list
Message #47404
John, THere are several places on CIS that provide archives for internet mail lists (like the sci.virtual-worlds list is available, several months delayed, over in the GraphDev Lib 10). Perhaps you or some other enterprising soul, could do this with the cdrom list. Internet email from these lists can get…
Joe, The primary VR hangout on CIS is over in GraphDev. We have two sections there. There is also a file called WHATVR.ZIP in lib 10 there that gives a list of geographic and electronic VR interest groups around the world. (as well as giving an intro to VR and…
#Public domain text?
Message #43626
Albert, There are fundimental differences between conventional database requirements and full text data/indexing systems. First is the obvious part, conventional db's have (sometimes) limited fields with ranges of values. Full text just isnt as well chunked. Then there is the indexing problems and index/data size. A full text index needs…
Jerome, check out GraphDev forum, sections 10&11. Thats VR Concepts and VR Tech. There is a bunch of FREE software and other info in the GraphDev libraries of the same name/number. THere is also a weekly online conference Sunday nites at 10pm EST. There is also a homebrew VR development…
#So.. WHAT and WHEN ??
Message #37504
Pete, Yeah $2500 for a VGA based rendering system is quite steep amount, especially if you have to spend another couple thousand getting a program written with it. Sense8 has announced a version of their WTK for VGA systems that will supposively sell for less than $1000. However, it isnt…
Jason, I havent seen John Walker's paper anywhere electronic. I think it was included in one of the VR anthology books, either "Cyberspace: First Steps" or one of the Meckler books. I have looked for it out on the Internet but without success. I'm due for another round of grazing…
VR & Disabilites Conf
Message #37181
(full text of this announcement will be found in GraphDev Forum, Lib 10 (VR Concepts), as VRDIS.TXT as soon as it clears the forum file monitors… Jerry) Conference Information California State University, Northridge (CSUN). CSUN is sponsoring a conference on "Virtual Reality and Persons with Disabilities," to be held at…
Jason, Randy's speech "A De Facto Anti-Standard For Cyberspace." is over in GraphDev Lib 10 as TRIX.TXT. I'm a big fan of using such a Threaded Interp. Lang. for VR as it would provide, the higher level 'world' programming, interpretive lang benifits and easy extensibility of TILs. I've been in…
Jeffery, Randy's speech "A De Facto Anti-Standard For Cyberspace", is online in GRAPHDEV Lib 10 (VR Concepts) as TRIX.TXT. So, yet another reason to go browsing over in the VR libs there . Jerry
Rich, INAA, but i think the use of out-of-copyright books on CDROM (or elsewhere) for in-house evalutating a text retrieval engine would constitute "fair use". If, however, Craig was planning to sell or use the data for other uses, that would be a different story. Craig, I have one of…
Tom, Yes. The last version (i think it was '90 or '91) was done only in B&W. That was a restriction of both hypercard and lowest common denominator Mac Hardware. There has been some discussion about doing a color version, as the PC, Amiga and VIS products all use Color.…
Terence, "Virtual Reality and Persons with Disabilities" is being held June 17-18 at the Westin Hotel, Millbrae CA (near SF airport). The conference is being sponsored by Cal State Univ, Northridge (CSUN) and co-sponsored by Greenleaf Medical Systems, CyberEdge Journal, Pacific Bell and the California Dept of Rehabilitation. March 1…
roger, and for the simple quick intro to VR from the homebrew perspective, pop over to GRAPHDEV forum and download WHATVR.ZIP from Lib 10 (VR Concepts). You might also be interested in DEMO4.ZIP from Lib 11 (VR Tech). That is a public domain VR program called Rend386. It runs on…
Kerry, pop over to the GraphDev forum and post this question in the VR Concepts section. (Yes there is a Virtual Reality section here on Compuserve, even a public domain VR program for the PC -demo4.zip in GraphDev lib 10) I am aware of only one person so far who…
John, that sounds like a rather nice idea… a program that can create a polygon mesh from the DXF patch information. It sure would be a nice piece of code for the freeware world! What with all us various rendering types around here, it would be really nice to have…
as Mike said the disks are probably ISO-9660 and should be readable in your Dak player. However, you will need special software to deal with the USGS map data. They have an odd format as i recall. Powerful, but not immeadiately useful. The folks at Virtual Reality Labratories make a…
David, Inset is here on CIS in one of the GraphVendor forums. You might ask this question in the GraphSupport area, ImageAlchemy or PicLab might be a better answer than Hijack. My exerience with that program was not favorable. Jerry
G- I'd be interested in seeing docs on & code on the .3ds file format! I am 'leading' a development effort over in ComArt forum to build a homebrew VR system. One thing that would really help is allowing people to build objects in a real modeling system and import…
#16994-
EXPENSIVE 3D
Message #17209
Doug, Thats the problem with all these electronic art stuff. Like the electronic publishing stuff, it lets unskilled people create images, etc. Most people have no idea how to make something look good (readable, etc). So we get lots of newsletters whose editors are enamored by all the Fonts they…
#17064-
EXPENSIVE 3D
Message #17208
Bruce, while i agree the amiga has a number of problems (like a terrible low res mode and the awful GUI under WB1.x), it is actually a fairly decent machine. Commodore aside . I am a multi-lingual programmer who got tossed into a CDTV project a year or two back.…
Chaos on Discovery Ch
Message #15538
This is a reminder that the Discovery Channel program The Nature of Things will be covering the Science of Chaos this week. The show airs (actually it comes over cable ) May 21 at 2am, May 22 at 5pm and May 24 at 7pm ET. Jerry Isdale
John, While it is possible for the Xetec and other folks to emulate most of the cdtv device stuff, the CDXL portion is patented (or otherwise protected) stuff. I doubt C= will be giving that edge away any time soon. Jerry
My Meckler CDroms In Print lists three: Clear Mind, by CSK Research Lab, for the Fujitsu FM Towns, Psychology Training Software (in Japanese ) PsycLit, Published by SilverPlatter Info Inc (Am Psych. Assoc data), Citations and abstracts of over 1,300 journals in psychology and related disciplines. $3995 annual subscription (PC…
Carol Sony currently sells the DataDiskman, which uses 3.5 inch disks and standard interface application (all disks use same access software). It's graphics capabilities are limited, but it is a big hit with people who have applications like yours. It is farily easy to create apps for it. I believe…
A fairly comprehensive, if expensive, list is available in print and on CDROM from Meckler. Their CDROM's In Print is about 1.5 inches thick. Cost is $95.00 for the CD version, $65 (i think) for the paper version. (there is a discounted price of $75 for the cd if you…
Neil, The latest version of TTOH S&I (also BPM, A&E) are 2.04 compatible. You should be able to get the updates if you registered your disk. These are the UK supporting versions. Jerry
William, CBM has a program that builds an 'iso control file' that they use for building disks. I believe it comes with their developer's kit. We've used it at Xiphias for most of our Amiga titles. We're using the JVC personal rom maker for our pc titles, DAT output, not…
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IRS regs
Message #20648
Kevin, I passed your phone # on to my sister, who will give it to some of the partners at the firm where she works (fried, frank, & a dozen other names ). Do your clients have to send the old disc back before you send the new one out?…
Ahh, there is the big problem at present, WB 2.04. This was discovered long after the basic 5 titles shipped. It has to do with some odditity in the way images and screens are handled. I forget the details. AHD has not been updated since early '91. The current TToH…
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