TurboSilver
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TurboSilver was one of the original 3D raytracing software packages available for the Amiga
and for personal computers in general. It was first revealed by its creator Impulse at the October 1986 AmiEXPO. Beaten to the line by Sculpt 3D
which was released in July 1986.
November 1987 saw the release of version 2.0. Version 3.0 was released in January 1988.
Impulse created a replacement for it, named Imagine
in 1991.
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
and for personal computers in general. It was first revealed by its creator Impulse at the October 1986 AmiEXPO. Beaten to the line by Sculpt 3D
Sculpt 3D
Sculpt 3D is a raytrace application released in October 1987 for Amiga computers programmed by Eric Graham. Sculpt 3D was the first ray tracing application released for the Amiga computers. It proved that raytracing could be done on home computers as well as on mainframes...
which was released in July 1986.
November 1987 saw the release of version 2.0. Version 3.0 was released in January 1988.
Impulse created a replacement for it, named Imagine
Imagine (3D modeling software)
Imagine was the name of a cutting edge 3D modeling and raytracing program, originally for the Amiga computer and later also for MSDOS and Microsoft Windows. It was created by Impulse, Inc. It used the .iob extension for its objects. Imagine was a derivative of the software TurboSilver, which was...
in 1991.