Hi all

Gene

Hello!!

I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this group. It 
has a pulse?


"Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message 
news:Xns9B96E830D5700WhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
> Hi all
>
> Gene 

Redeyes wrote:
> Hello!!
> 
> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this group. 
> It has a pulse?

I heard a cavernous echo?  Can I help you?  CIA

"Redeyes" <billdashcarey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
news:c2ycl.98170$zJ2.22295@newsfe23.iad: 

> Hello!!
> 
> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this
> group. It has a pulse?
> 
> 
> "Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message 
> news:Xns9B96E830D5700WhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
>> Hi all
>>
>> Gene 
> 
> 

Hi Bill

Looks like a very shallow beat if that. Nothing at all in alt.binaries. 

In the 90's I learned LW 5.0 from these two groups - sad it's gone.


Last I looked, a few years ago, folks were going to the Newtek site. I 
tried it but ...

It's like the newsgroup was a neighborhood pickup game and the Newtek site 
is a league complete with umpires, refs, superstars, and fans.



Anyway, now that there is at least a few folks here maybe it'll be worth 
stopping by to see if there are any good questions and answers. 

You got 9.5 yet?

Gene

Chilla <charlesanderson@optushome.com.au> wrote in
news:4972dad0$0$20975$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au: 

> Redeyes wrote:
>> Hello!!
>> 
>> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this
>> group. It has a pulse?
> 
> I heard a cavernous echo?  Can I help you?  CIA
> 
> 

I heard two.

Gene

Yep, waiting for 9.6, should be here shortly.  They've added some good stuff 
in the 9 series, I really wanted some nice UV tools though. Now I need time 
to learn it all, I'm a hobbyist so it seems everything else comes first.


"Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message 
news:Xns9B97816014719WhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
> "Redeyes" <billdashcarey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
> news:c2ycl.98170$zJ2.22295@newsfe23.iad:
>
>> Hello!!
>>
>> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this
>> group. It has a pulse?
>>
>>
>> "Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9B96E830D5700WhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Gene
>>
>>
>
> Hi Bill
>
> Looks like a very shallow beat if that. Nothing at all in alt.binaries.
>
> In the 90's I learned LW 5.0 from these two groups - sad it's gone.
>
>
> Last I looked, a few years ago, folks were going to the Newtek site. I
> tried it but ...
>
> It's like the newsgroup was a neighborhood pickup game and the Newtek site
> is a league complete with umpires, refs, superstars, and fans.
>
>
>
> Anyway, now that there is at least a few folks here maybe it'll be worth
> stopping by to see if there are any good questions and answers.
>
> You got 9.5 yet?
>
> Gene 

Hey Gene,

I cranked up 9.5 the other day, and did a test render... the application 
closed without error.  Tried again the same thing.

I put a support case in the web form as other means of contacting Newtek 
usually draw a blank.

I asked about the newsletter also, for some reason I don't get one.

I've been meaning to get back into learning lightwave, but have a severe 
shortage of time.  I have several good books, and have eleventy billion 
video tutorials.  I'm overwhelmed with the bulk of the application.


Regards Charles

Gene wrote:
> You got 9.5 yet?
> 
> Gene

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:42:51 -0600, Gene
<RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote:

>"Redeyes" <billdashcarey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
>news:c2ycl.98170$zJ2.22295@newsfe23.iad: 
>
>> Hello!!
>> 
>> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this
>> group. It has a pulse?
>> 
>> 
>> "Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message 
>> news:Xns9B96E830D5700WhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Gene 
>> 
>> 
>
>Hi Bill
>
>Looks like a very shallow beat if that. Nothing at all in alt.binaries. 
>
>In the 90's I learned LW 5.0 from these two groups - sad it's gone.

Amen to that. This newsgroup taught me LW 3.5 in little Tasmania,
Australia in the early 90s. I'd switched over from Imagine 2.0 when
they finally detached Lightwave from the Toaster and I could work in
PAL.

Times move on I guess. I keep watching this group for sentimental
sakes I guess :-)

Kevin Gleeson <kevingleeson@imagine-it.com.au> wrote in 
news:78a7n4l8tupnhhg7dambdrf6ltubkfsqoj@4ax.com:

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:42:51 -0600, Gene
> <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote:
> 
>>"Redeyes" <billdashcarey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
>>news:c2ycl.98170$zJ2.22295@newsfe23.iad: 
>>
>>> Hello!!
>>> 
>>> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this
>>> group. It has a pulse?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:Xns9B96E830D5700WhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> Gene 
>>> 
>>> 
>>
>>Hi Bill
>>
>>Looks like a very shallow beat if that. Nothing at all in alt.binaries. 
>>
>>In the 90's I learned LW 5.0 from these two groups - sad it's gone.
> 
> Amen to that. This newsgroup taught me LW 3.5 in little Tasmania,
> Australia in the early 90s. I'd switched over from Imagine 2.0 when
> they finally detached Lightwave from the Toaster and I could work in
> PAL.
> 
> Times move on I guess. I keep watching this group for sentimental
> sakes I guess :-)
> 

That's it probably for most.

I haven't upgraded from 8 and don't know if I'll ever get back into it as 
deep as I used to be given the economy.  

Gene

Back to the daily grind in a few hours.

 

Chilla <charlesanderson@optushome.com.au> wrote in news:4973a312$0$19982
$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:

> Hey Gene,
> 
> I cranked up 9.5 the other day, and did a test render... the application 
> closed without error.  Tried again the same thing.
> 
> I put a support case in the web form as other means of contacting Newtek 
> usually draw a blank.
> 
> I asked about the newsletter also, for some reason I don't get one.
> 
> I've been meaning to get back into learning lightwave, but have a severe 
> shortage of time.  I have several good books, and have eleventy billion 
> video tutorials.  I'm overwhelmed with the bulk of the application.
> 
> 
> Regards Charles
> 
> Gene wrote:
>> You got 9.5 yet?
>> 
>> Gene
> 

Sorry to hear that. You 32 or 64 bit? Win or Mac?  I tried the trial and 
say long render times for some old scenes but did not it shutdown.

Sure hope Newtek can survive the economy and Autodesk's appetite for all 
things 3D. 

Gene

"Gene" <RetiredCW4@PatrioticLiberal.com> wrote in message 
news:Xns9B97D28E9A22DWhatALaugh@216.196.97.131...
> Chilla <charlesanderson@optushome.com.au> wrote in news:4973a312$0$19982
> $afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:
>
>> Hey Gene,
>>
>> I cranked up 9.5 the other day, and did a test render... the application
>> closed without error.  Tried again the same thing.
>>
>> I put a support case in the web form as other means of contacting Newtek
>> usually draw a blank.
>>
>> I asked about the newsletter also, for some reason I don't get one.
>>
>> I've been meaning to get back into learning lightwave, but have a severe
>> shortage of time.  I have several good books, and have eleventy billion
>> video tutorials.  I'm overwhelmed with the bulk of the application.
>>
>>
>> Regards Charles
>>
>> Gene wrote:
>>> You got 9.5 yet?
>>>
>>> Gene
>>
>
> Sorry to hear that. You 32 or 64 bit? Win or Mac?  I tried the trial and
> say long render times for some old scenes but did not it shutdown.
>
> Sure hope Newtek can survive the economy and Autodesk's appetite for all
> things 3D.
>
> Gene
>
I need to learn AutoCAD, but I'm just so used to LW that it's hard to get 
motivated.

This group is automatically checked, along with 3 other groups, every half 
hour.
If you ask a question, you still get an answer eventually.
Not dead yet.

David 

Win32, 64 bit although very promising, is a tad iffy "still" :-O

Well if Autodesk have the money, a hostile takeover is always in the cards.


Regards Charles

Gene wrote:
> Sorry to hear that. You 32 or 64 bit? Win or Mac?  I tried the trial and 
> say long render times for some old scenes but did not it shutdown.
> 
> Sure hope Newtek can survive the economy and Autodesk's appetite for all 
> things 3D. 
> 
> Gene
> 
> 

> Well if Autodesk have the money, a hostile takeover is always in the cards. 

Not really. Newtek is a privately owned company not publicly listed, so 
Autodesk can't just buy up a majority share-holding if th efancy takes 
them. They would have to make the actual owners an 'offer they can't 
refuse' to get hold of Newtek. Fortunately, I don't see that happening 
anytime soon :-)

Cheers

Kevin

Kevin F Stubbs wrote:

> They would have to make the actual owners an 'offer they can't 
> refuse' to get hold of Newtek. Fortunately, I don't see that happening 
> anytime soon :-)

I see that as a good thing.  I see Lightwave as a very independent 
product, I'd hate to see it get swallowed up by a large corporation.


Regards Charles

Redeyes wrote:
> Hello!!
> 
> I just got back on usenet, wondered if there was any life in this group. 
> It has a pulse?

9.6 has been released, go get it, come back and talk about it!