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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #100 on: February 13, 2006, 01:31:09 am »
You could link to this thread in the sticked one. Just as good as being sticked but still easily available.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #101 on: February 13, 2006, 06:04:27 pm »
You could link to this thread in the sticked one. Just as good as being sticked but still easily available.

That is how it was set up.  Two links actually, one to the first page and another to this one.  I'll update the 2nd one each time a new page is added.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #102 on: February 14, 2006, 01:39:17 am »
You could link to this thread in the sticked one. Just as good as being sticked but still easily available.

That is how it was set up.  Two links actually, one to the first page and another to this one.  I'll update the 2nd one each time a new page is added.

Well duh. :) I hadn't checked out the new thread and it appears that I was talking out of my hat.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #103 on: February 14, 2006, 03:49:30 pm »
Well duh. :) I hadn't checked out the new thread and it appears that I was talking out of my hat.

No problem.  We all do it at one time or another.  Nice to see someone who admits it.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #104 on: February 14, 2006, 06:40:39 pm »
Here's something I stumbled across earlier today.

ReactOS
It's an open-source OS that is (or at least will be once it is completed) Windows compatable.
In other words, ReactOS is to Windows what Linux is to UNIX
It's still in a relatively early stage of development, but it's definitely worth a look.
http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/index.html

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #105 on: February 15, 2006, 09:37:16 pm »
Is ReactOS actually advanced to the point of being usable?  I've heard of it before but last time I checked it was not yet to the useful stage.

If it is can it do SMP?
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #106 on: February 15, 2006, 10:11:53 pm »
I guess that depends on what you consider "useable".  I haven't tried it out, but the website said the current version is 0.29 and said that it was still in the alpha stage.  I wouldn't ditch Windows or Linux for it, but it looks very interesting and very promising.

It is also being developed concurrently with WINE, and there are several people who are involved with both projects.

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #107 on: February 16, 2006, 08:45:07 pm »
I created a new category "Under Development" and put ReactOS there.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #108 on: February 17, 2006, 07:35:53 pm »
Just rediscovered this one laying about on my system: http://www.povray.org/   8)  :thumbsup:  Raytracing renderer that many modeling utilities can export to, and its a fun toy!

Example space scene render: http://www.povray.org/community/hof/DistantShores.php

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #109 on: February 17, 2006, 11:56:44 pm »
Here is a render of Desty Nova's Conquistador as retextured by Dizzy. (Model imported into Milkshape with Chris Graham's SFC mod importer, exported as POV-Ray 3.5 Include file with Neil Jedrzejewski's exporter and rendered with a background generated with Chris Colefax's Galaxy POV-Ray include file) I think I've got the basics pretty much worked out but the lighting needs work. Cool stuff!  8)
« Last Edit: February 18, 2006, 12:36:58 am by Bonk »

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #110 on: February 18, 2006, 11:20:06 am »
Just rediscovered this one laying about on my system: http://www.povray.org/   8)  :thumbsup:  Raytracing renderer that many modeling utilities can export to, and its a fun toy!


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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #111 on: February 19, 2006, 04:56:16 pm »
Thanks... Here's another I just dug up for ranjij:

Maya "Personal Learning Edition": http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/products-services/product_details.jsp?productId=1900003

I haven't had a chance to try it yet, the 273 MB download will take a while on my glacial connection... ;)

EDIT scratch that - its effectively a demo - it watermarks all output (had to dig into the FAQs to find out)  >:(:

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    * A watermark image appears across all rendered images, output textures, and in some Maya Personal Learning Edition panels. The watermark does not appear when working in wireframe mode; however, a "Not for commercial use" watermark appears in the lower right hand corner at all times.


Silly buggers...

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #112 on: February 20, 2006, 07:14:23 pm »

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #114 on: March 03, 2006, 05:19:20 pm »
Damn Bonk, your on a tear lately. Keep It up.  :thumbsup:

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #116 on: March 04, 2006, 06:19:42 am »
Is this like EGATrek?

EGA Trek was an update to Super Star Trek.
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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #117 on: March 04, 2006, 08:19:13 pm »
Ah, so.

I wish he (Nels Anderson or whomever it was) would have updated EGATrek!

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Re: Freely available and legal software.
« Reply #118 on: March 04, 2006, 09:02:14 pm »
There was a vga trek
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« Reply #119 on: March 04, 2006, 09:22:46 pm »
Yeah... I think I remember that one.  It wasn't quite as easy to run, if I recall, as EGATrek.

I was hoping that EGATrek, would essentially stay as it was, DOS based, and that the extras Mr. Anderson promised for paying customers might be introduced into the freeware version, like the real introduction of Romulans, or whatever they were renamed, the ability to call for another starship to come to your aid, rather than having to save another one's butt all the time (you know, return the favor!).