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Re: LDLITE is this week's CLSotW pick
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Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:46:30 GMT
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Alright, Paul! You really deserve this recognition.
Steve
Once upon a time, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote:
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> [crossposted to lugnet.cad/lugnet.general; followups set to lugnet.cad]
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> Paul Gyugyi's LDLITE is this week's Cool LEGO Site of the Week pick:
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> http://www.lugnet.com/cool/
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> I encourage anyone and everyone who runs Windows to get LDLITE -- especially
> if you already have LDraw. You won't regret it!! :)
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> Here's the CLSotW review-text...
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> LDLITE is a magnificent new piece of software which displays LDraw-
> style models on your screen without your having to launch LDraw. Its
> input is any .DAT file -- which can come from a disk, a web page, or
> even an e-mail message or a newsgroup -- and its output is a colorful
> and beautifully shaded graphic image in a window on your screen. You
> can even watch the elements be drawn step by step.
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> Once you have LDLITE, you wonder how you ever lived without it. When
> it is set up work with your web browser, it is possible for you to
> click on a .DAT-content link and see a model before your eyes seconds
> later. Clicking a link and seeing a model is, by itself, nothing
> revolutionary, but what is so wonderful about all of this is that the
> .DAT content is 50 times more compact than GIF imagery, and you are
> not limited to preselected views or time-steps. Moreover, since .DAT
> content is text-based, it is perfect for inclusion in e-mail and
> newsgroup messages.
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> LDLITE uses LDraw parts files directly, so you do need to install
> LDraw before LDLITE will function. Please refer to Bram Lambrecht's
> excellent LDraw & LEdit Tutorial for more information about LDraw.
> Once LDraw is installed, there are additional configuration steps for
> LDLITE which are explained on Paul's page. You may need to consult a
> DOS or Windows expert for some of the steps (budget in a couple hours
> and a large pizza).
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> LDLITE is currently available only for Microsoft's Windows, but Linux
> support is in the planning stages.
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> --Todd
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| Thanks! I consider this a victory for all sites with high-content and low presentation skills. :) I suppose it's about time I learned how to display one of those CLSotW logos. -gyug (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDLITE is this week's CLSotW pick
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| [crossposted to lugnet.cad/lugnet.general; followups set to lugnet.cad] Paul Gyugyi's LDLITE is this week's Cool LEGO Site of the Week pick: (URL) encourage anyone and everyone who runs Windows to get LDLITE -- especially if you already have LDraw. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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