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#3d Studio Bugs

    07-Nov-92 23:38:54
Sb: #26405-#3d Studio Bugs
Fm: Mike Kelley 71302,73
To: Craig Sharp [Mem TM] 73417,2320
No one, of course, can know FOR SURE (although a programmer can be pretty confident) but they sure FEEL like bugs. For instance, I can consistently lock the system up if I choose a material as soon as I load a mesh in. Also, the system seems overly sensitive to movement of both the mouse and the keyboard. If I press keys too fast or try and move the mouse while the system is "thinking" then I can get a lockup about 1 out of 20 times. The system does crash during rendering as well, and I have a file that, if anyone is interested, I'd be glad to post that I'm sure will crash their system as well. None of these things are so consistent that I could suspect TSR conflicts or Video Driver incompatibilities — but sure as shooting SOMETIME during a two or three hour session I'll experience at least one or two crashes or lockups. But finally, I base my diagnose of a "bug" on the reviewer who also mentioned like crashes (his response was "it least 3D teaches you to save your file often!" Obviously I'm not alone, even if in the minority.