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#Standalone LightWave

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#82537From: jeff HolinskiMay 20, 1994 9:25 PM

I was reading one of the Internet graphics groups today and came across an interesting posting. I dont' generally pay too much attention to what I read online but this is the 3rd different place I've heard this rumor. >> Taken from MIND LINK! on Fri May 20 18:57:47 1994 Fri May 20 18:09:57 1994 Message : #13461565 From: John E. Gray Address : af741@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Group : Usenet.comp.sys.amiga.graphics Length : 77 words 534 bytes Subject : Stand-alone Lightwave Read 2 times Msg-ID: <2rjlk6$ks0@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Posted: 21 May 1994 00:45:58 GMT Org. : Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA) We received a Newtek Press Release this afternoon. It stated that as of June 15, 1994, Newtek will sell Lightwave 3D in a stand alone version. It will carry a MSR price of $695. Officially versioned at 3.2, registered LW owners will also receive a version 3.2 update disk which will ship at the same time. No mention of the new features and/or bug fixes, just that it would have both… << Anybody else heard anything about this? If this DOES happen I'd say Impulse is going to have a bit of a problem. ;^) Jeff H…

#82558From: Rick ThornquistMay 21, 1994 2:31 AM

Jeff, I've heard about this. My source – let's call him Deep Toast – told me about this awhile ago. All I heard was that Lightwave was going to be unbundled and it was going to happen soon. Sometime around Siggraph, I understood. Rick

#82674From: glen millerMay 22, 1994 10:47 PM

Just to jump in, I wonder if there are going to be different versions of LW? Already, this means that new owners won't have to buy a toaster card…but will there, as I wrote above, be a difference. I guess a user has to have a toaster card for the flyer to work, so that would be a good single framing solution. I hope this new version is up to specs with some of the advanced features of other programs already out there. Hmmmmmm, I wonder….how long before LW tops SoftImage? Hmmmmmmmm? Gm

#82714From: Peter GreciMay 23, 1994 3:57 PM

How long before LW tops Softimage? About 3 months give or take 😉

#82938From: glen millerMay 25, 1994 10:59 PM

LW rules! Here's hopin' you're right! GM

#82581From: Peter GreciMay 21, 1994 12:17 PM

That may be a version of the software REQUIRING the Screamernet software to run, so even if only $695 the Screamernet software is $1995