November 12, 2007
Ron Lloyd
I just ran into an old friend, Ron Lloyd, this morning. He's an architect who makes his living creating renderings for other architects.
Ron and I met through the Seattle AutoCAD Users Group, back in the day (late 80's). He was also a regular participant on my dial up BBS network, Alacrity Design & Engineering Network.
Ron's still using the Vivid ray tracer for his work. That's pretty amazing. Stephen Coy wrote Vivid during his free time while working at Boeing. He then applied his graphic ninja skills to Microsoft's Direct3D. One of Alacrity's claims to fame was hosting Vivid. Back then, shareware was the new idea.
Ron and I met through the Seattle AutoCAD Users Group, back in the day (late 80's). He was also a regular participant on my dial up BBS network, Alacrity Design & Engineering Network.
Ron's still using the Vivid ray tracer for his work. That's pretty amazing. Stephen Coy wrote Vivid during his free time while working at Boeing. He then applied his graphic ninja skills to Microsoft's Direct3D. One of Alacrity's claims to fame was hosting Vivid. Back then, shareware was the new idea.
