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The MacOS versions run under Apple's MacOS operating system version 7.1 or newer, on any 68020/030/040-based Macintosh-compatible computer (with or without a floating point coprocessor) or any of the PowerPC Macintosh-compatible computers.
Required hardware and software:
A 68020 or better CPU without a floating point unit (LC or Performa or Centris series); at least 8 MB RAM or
A 68020 or better CPU *with* a floating point unit (Mac II or Quadra series); at least 8 MB RAM or
Any PowerPC Macintosh computer and at least 8 MB RAM.
System 7.1 or newer and color QuickDraw (System 6 is no longer supported).
Appearance Extension is also required now. This comes standard in MacOS 8, but can be downloaded from Apple's web site <http://developer.apple.com/sdk/> and installed on any Mac running 7.1 or newer.
Navigation Services is not required, but will enhance the open/save dialogs if it is present. It is also a free extension available from Apple's web site, which can be used in 7.5.5 or newer.
About 6 MB free disk space to install and an additional 2-10 MB free space for your own creations (scenes and images).
Graphic file viewer utility capable of viewing Mac PICT, GIF and perhaps TGA and PNG formats (the shareware GraphicConverter or GIFConverter applications are good.)
Required POV-Ray files:
POVMACNF.SIT or POVMACNF.SIT.HQX - a Stuffit archive containing the non-FPU 68K Macintosh application, sample scenes, standard include files and documentation (slower version for Macs without an FPU) or
POVMAC68.SIT or POVMAC68.SIT.HQX - a Stuffit archive containing the FPU 68K Macintosh application, sample scenes, standard include files and documentation (faster version for Macs WITH an FPU) or
POVPMAC.SIT or POVPMAC.SIT.HQX - a Stuffit archive containing the native Power Macintosh application, sample scenes, standard include files and documentation.
Recommended:
68030/33 or faster with FPU, or any Power Macintosh
8 MB or more RAM for 68K Macintosh;
16 MB or more for Power Macintosh systems.
Color monitor preferred, 256 colors OK, but thousands or millions of colors is even better.
Optional: The source code is not needed to use POV-Ray. It is provided for the curious and adventurous. POV-Ray can be compiled using Apple's MPW 3.3, Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro or Symantec 8.
POVMACS.SIT or POVMACS.SIT.HQX - The full C source code for POV-Ray for Macintosh. Contains generic parts and Macintosh specific parts. It does not include sample scenes, standard include files and documentation so you should also get the executable archive as well.
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