旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � MIRACLE Productions' 쳐� � � � � HIGHER DESIRE � � � � � � 읕쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Miracle Prods. Information TextFile dated 10 August, 1995 � File Contents: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. Miracle Memberlist 2. Contacting Miracle 3. Hardware requirements 4. Comments about H.D. 5. Thank You 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 1. Miracle Memberlist 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Handle Real Name Age Occupation 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ToadStool Carles Cuf� 18 Coder John Juan L. Abadia 21 Coder Data Marc Salmurri 18 Musician 2. Contacting Miracle 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� We don't have Internet access right now, but we probably will in september. Fax: +34-3-7952811 (John) Distro sites Rendering in Progress BBS +34-3-4902471 Pointbreak 32.11.43.69.25 6 nodes 28.8 v.34 , v.fc , v.34+ sysop lord cyrix / s!p Fidonet: 3:343/108.53 (John) Mail: ToadStool/Miracle Carles Cuf� Uruguai 4 08190 St. Cugat del V. Barcelona SPAIN 3. Hardware Requirements 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 The demo will NOT run without: � 386 or higher processor � 4 Mb of RAM (About 2500 Kb of free extended memory) � Register-compatible VGA card � About 500 Kb of free low memory � A memory manager (XMS/VCPI) loaded However, it will look(sound) much better with: � Gravis UltraSound (512 Kb) � Math coprocessor � VESA-compatible Super VGA � VLB video card / 486+ processor 4. Comments abour H.D. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 You might find some of the hardware requirements a bit weird, but as always there's a reason for them: - Math coprocessor: In the raytraced world, the 'alien view' effect requires a very big look-up table. To avoid storing it on disk, we decided that it was wiser to use the coprocessor, as almost everybody has got a 486dx nowadays. If no coprocessor is present, the world will run without the effect. - VESA Super VGA: As you might know, raytraced graphics' appeal relays strongly on details, and those were almost completely lost when rendering in register compatible resolutions. Again, most people have a reasonably VESA compatible SVGA these days, so there shouldn't be much trouble with this. If no VESA interface is detected, the reflected cubes and spheres image will be shown in 320x240 instead of 640x480. This is our first demo both as a group as individually, because none of us had ever been envolved on any release. It has been coded entirely in 386 assembler and it runs under my (ToadStool) Protected Mode Interface. We have tested it with XMS, EMM86 and QEMM and it seems to run ok, however, there's some risk of screwing up under VCPI systems. If you experience timing problems (i.e. music and images get totally desynchronized) try rebooting on a XMS system and run the demo again. While coding a demo you realize how extremely pathetic Real Mode is as opposed to Protected Mode. If you are a PC coder and are still coding in real mode, Wake Up! Use Tran's (or some other) interface or code your own and forget about memory barriers and prefix bytes. Personally I haven't tested Flat Real Mode, though I have read a bit about it in the Imphobia diskmagazine. It probably is quite nice, but I don't really see the point in using it when there's Protected Mode available. The raytracer was coded quite a while ago by John and Kiwi, and it really is cool, though when 3DStudio appeared PC raytracing lost much of its original fun. The B굗ier-curve 3D object generator was also coded by John. 5. Thank You 컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Thanks to: � Kiwi for coding the tracer, for keeping up such a cool BBS and for the great CD-ROM. � Xim for the great info and help. � Madchip for letting us use his scanner. � DJ Dare for the great samples.