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#Lightrave factoid

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#119201From: Andy FinkelOct 21, 1993 10:42 AM
I heard something interesting the other day. Lightrave has already been cracked. You no longer need the Lightrave dongle which replaces the Toaster dongle to run Lightwave. So basically, you can run normal Lightwave with cracked Lightrave and get the benefits of both. I've not seen this myself, but there's a certain ironic quality about the whole thing.
#119229From: Richard GraffOct 21, 1993 4:05 PM
I was talking to someone who has seen the cracked version of lightrave running and said it worked just like his toaster version, however he heard that there is a problem on A4000 & A1200 machines. Apparently the LightRave screen is two big for the screen display, he new someone running it on an A4000 and they had to scroll around to get to the button functions on the left and right side. The scoop he heard about someone trying it on an A1200 was the same except that the screen wouldn't scroll so the buttons on the left and right side where kinda useless. I don't know if this is a problem with lightRave itself, the cracked version, or how these people had their systems set-up.
#120073From: Andy FinkelOct 29, 1993 11:22 AM
Interesting. I can't say I mind that it doesn't work well 🙂 andy
#119265From: Mark D. ManesOct 21, 1993 10:39 PM
NewTek just ended their software upgrade policy too. If you want 3.0 Toaster software, you now have to turn in a board and pay about $300 more.
#119303From: Wayne ColeOct 22, 1993 2:54 AM
Wait a minute. If I want 3.0 software, and I have to turn in a board to get it, what am I going to run the software on?
#119506From: Mark D. ManesOct 23, 1993 6:46 PM
You'll get the Toaster 4000 hardware in return along with the Toaster 3.0 software. Sorry I didn't make that clearer.
#120078From: Andy FinkelOct 29, 1993 11:23 AM
That's one of the responses I expected. I wish they'd register Toaster serial numbers, instead. Sending the board back sounds like a hassle. andy