Amiga Computing - Commodore Is Awesome

Paul Austin explores
the on-line offerings
for the 3D
enthusiast
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about everything of note when it comes tolighiWove
the Amiga on-line experience consists of
on-line.
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Needless to say you're free to browse the finer
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t h e reality is very different Take a trip
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points of the Tomahawk ftp archive, but in addition
u to The Amiga HomePage and you'll soon
you're given the option to link up with various other
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there's a lot more on offer to Amiga folk
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the world's biggest PD and Shareware LightWave contacts
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l For 3D fans specifically the real heart and soul WaveRider
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WaveRider Homepage
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hitp://uptown.tumpoke.net/H/Herbert/
From here the casual browser gets occess to a Imaginative Systems htip://199,234.150.15/
ruly f massive collection of models, textures, images, Long Island Media Group
hints, o tips and just about everything imaginable for The New Graphics BBS hitp://www.grapkics.rent.comi/
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hard-core r LightWave fans.
Side FX
hitpliwww2.hunierlink.net.au/-ddribi
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ftp://ftp.pd.org:/pub/edreoms/lw
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Although o perhaps not offering the technical excellence of Last but not least in our on-line extrav-
WoveRider, r Ian Smith's Homepage certainly does its bit for aganza comes the good old Real 3D.
Imagine t users on both the Amigo and PC.
Basically the format is a familiar one,
hThanks
to Ian's efforts as a Shareware author, Imagine with the best cjump point being offered
fans can download a very respectable collection of add-ons,
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by the Official Real 3D Homepage.
textures and utilities, with notables being Ian's own
creations
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From here you can hot fink to a vari-
which include a collection of nine algorithmic ety of sites. However, be warned - this
textures k and a variety of support programs, including a is a media rich site which demands a
texture i interface and assorted file conversion tools.
fairly quick connection. Leaving aside
nAdd
to that an excellent sub-page entitled 'The big List of an assortment eof sexy graphics and
Imagine g Tools' and you arrive at an invaluable resource for commercial plugs for the software, the
Imagine t fans on both Amiga and PC. Split into two cate- real highlights come from a sub-page
gories, h 'The Big List' offers a collection of texture sets and creatively entitled 'Other.' From here
add-one a plus an impressive range of even more format conversion
t tools allowing object transfers between Imagine,
Light Wave and Real 3D.
Real 3D contacts
Imagine contacts
Conny's corner
Imagine mailing list
Dare 2 Imagine
httpl/www.is.kiruna. se/--cio/
h ttp://www . is. ki ru no se/-clo/rt-iml,html
httplivAvw,is.kiruna. seb-cio/faq7/main.html
http://wvAv,is, kitu no %ef-cio/d2i/moin.html
AMIGA COMPUTING
FEBRUARY 1995
The
invisible
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REAL 3D
Amiga 3D oriented hp sites, and even the odd
gopher site gets a mention and potential hoilink.
Obviously models and modelling add-ons avail.
able from the hp site or at the top of most people's
shopping list, And true to form WaveRider offers a
concise and friendly means of listing and
subsequently accessing the goodies on offer via a
excelent hot linked nide*.
To odd even more user friendliness to the
WaveRider experience the site is about to implement
a Java oriented on-line preview of the models
available from the archives.
Soon anyone kitted out with a suitable Java cormpliont
browser will be able to audition the models
on offer actually on the site, prior to committing to
what can often be a very sizeable download. If
you're in the market for lots of lightWave freebies
WaveRider is simply too good to ignore.
you can link up with the various
resources floating around in the electronic
ethos. Needless to say, given the
inherent complexity of the package,
joining the mailing list is a particularly
wise move.
Aside from the Real 3D specific stuff.
the official site also boasts an impressive
collection of links to more general
3D-related web resources, all of which
ore well worth a visit regardless of the
allegiance to a particular package or
platform.
Real 3D Homepoge http
MSA Real3D Homepage -http://www.msassoc,co.jp/msaiereal3d.html
Real 3D Activa
// http://wwwwin.netk-reol3di
Essmoomott ww
-The
sites, resources and URLs spotlighted w.r in this column are by no means the whole story when it comes to
xtirsommos
Amigo-related 3D on the web. Having ealsaid
that, they should offer a useful introduction to what's on offer,
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When you've got the time, be sure 3d• to check out the assorted contacts panels - they'll all lead you to even
more sites software and assorted
rlinessama
gre goodies. Have fun
al.h
nimmis,
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A de mo downloa d
that prove s the re 's
more to the Amiga
on-line e xpe rie nce
than bucke t loa ds of
e d sha re wa re
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