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Can't find GMAX
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My Google is NOT broken and I'm not stupid - I Googled 'gmax' not 'gmax download' and did get ONE hit at Wikipedia but had missed the part (on the Wikipedia web page) which mentioned that
Instead, the company has decided to focus on 3ds Max.
I then Googled 3ds Max and did a search for GMAX and eventually got the link there.
I then just popped back in to advise that I have found a link (http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax.
Not straight forward.
Hope this assists anyone else looking for the download link (your reply did NOT)
Instead, the company has decided to focus on 3ds Max.
I then Googled 3ds Max and did a search for GMAX and eventually got the link there.
I then just popped back in to advise that I have found a link (http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax.
Not straight forward.
Hope this assists anyone else looking for the download link (your reply did NOT)
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Sorry about that, I didn't mean to imply that you were stupid. However you did say for were looking for the gmax download, so I honesty thought that's what you searched for.
EDIT: I actually teach old folks how to use the web, including searching. I do think that searching for stuff is actually easier than most people think. If you have a question, just ask Google. I suspect that the question part of your original post should give you a result -- 'where I can download GMAX' which was the end of your post would get the result you want. Rewording it as a question probably makes more sense -- 'where can I download gmax?'
EDIT: I actually teach old folks how to use the web, including searching. I do think that searching for stuff is actually easier than most people think. If you have a question, just ask Google. I suspect that the question part of your original post should give you a result -- 'where I can download GMAX' which was the end of your post would get the result you want. Rewording it as a question probably makes more sense -- 'where can I download gmax?'
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I write just " Gmax" and the second entry is Gmax turbosquid downloads, my google searcher must be very good.
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Doesn't sound like it worked very good.
If you have a set of FS2004 disks theres a copy of gmax on disk 1 in the "extras\Gmax" folder. The tutorials and help files are there too.
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Wow
Now it seems that I need education.
Please be advised that I used to work in the IT industry as an analyst/programmer even programming in assembler language and also worked on the company's Intranet.
The IT industry is always expanding but I think that I am fairly well 'versed' in using the internet.
Also in reply to JRobinson I mentioned in an earlier reply -
I think that we need to put this subject "to bed"!
Now it seems that I need education.
Please be advised that I used to work in the IT industry as an analyst/programmer even programming in assembler language and also worked on the company's Intranet.
The IT industry is always expanding but I think that I am fairly well 'versed' in using the internet.
Also in reply to JRobinson I mentioned in an earlier reply -
I think that we need to put this subject "to bed"!
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I haven't used Dogpile for years, but just for giggles I entered the query:
"where can I download gmax" in Dogpile's search box.
The link to Turbosquid was the first entry. What was most amusing to me however was that immediately after the correct URL was listed was this note in gray... Found on: Google
If I recall correctly, Dogpile is technically a "meta-search engine" rather than a discrete search engine. It submits one's query to multiple discrete search engines, then collates and displays the results.
"where can I download gmax" in Dogpile's search box.
The link to Turbosquid was the first entry. What was most amusing to me however was that immediately after the correct URL was listed was this note in gray... Found on: Google
If I recall correctly, Dogpile is technically a "meta-search engine" rather than a discrete search engine. It submits one's query to multiple discrete search engines, then collates and displays the results.
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Oh, I see. You already know everything then. No worries, you'll never hear another byte of input from me, that I can guarantee you.
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Careful doing this. I see a lot of websites visited that appear when you use 'download' as a search term contain trojans and other malicious software. 'Download and 'coupons, and 'free are the terms these scumbags associate with high-search criteria and like to tag things to those types of items.
My search of 'GMAX' produced the turbosquid website first.
If I recall, the wiki page includes the link to GMAX website on it, if not I will add it.
edit: All the information was on the wiki, and has been there for quite some time.
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I removed comment, not relevant or incorrect information
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Sorry it seems that I have stepped on some toes. Read on, there is a good ending to this!
You see from some replies I distinctly got the impression that I didn't know how to use Google (or other search engines) eg "I entered .... and got lots of hits and the top one was...". Gee that made me feel like a complete idiot.
Thus the reference to the fact that I used to work in the IT industry (and so I do NOT consider myself an idiot).
And NO I do NOT know everything - computers will always 'evolve' and thus we ALL learn new things every day.
I really don't care that some others search found turbosquid at the top - when I did a search my search engine (DogPile) did NOT otherwise there would not have been a reason for the original post.
It seems (to me) that the only 'bad' thing I did was use the term "Googled" as I did not use Google (I consider "Googled" a generic term anyway).
If I had said that I had DOGPILED (eg http://www.dogpile.com) how many people would have known what I was on about? There are heaps of different search engines and I prefer to use Dogpile as it utilises other search engines including Yahoo and Google.
I just did another search for GMAX using 'DogPile' and NOW it displays a hit at turbosquid (via Google) which it did NOT 2 days ago. Maybe it was not using Google at the time before I did this post.
Is that ok?
You see from some replies I distinctly got the impression that I didn't know how to use Google (or other search engines) eg "I entered .... and got lots of hits and the top one was...". Gee that made me feel like a complete idiot.
Thus the reference to the fact that I used to work in the IT industry (and so I do NOT consider myself an idiot).
And NO I do NOT know everything - computers will always 'evolve' and thus we ALL learn new things every day.
I really don't care that some others search found turbosquid at the top - when I did a search my search engine (DogPile) did NOT otherwise there would not have been a reason for the original post.
It seems (to me) that the only 'bad' thing I did was use the term "Googled" as I did not use Google (I consider "Googled" a generic term anyway).
If I had said that I had DOGPILED (eg http://www.dogpile.com) how many people would have known what I was on about? There are heaps of different search engines and I prefer to use Dogpile as it utilises other search engines including Yahoo and Google.
I just did another search for GMAX using 'DogPile' and NOW it displays a hit at turbosquid (via Google) which it did NOT 2 days ago. Maybe it was not using Google at the time before I did this post.
Is that ok?
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If I inadvertently caused you any discomfort at all with my reply, I do apologize, as that was certainly not my intent.
I too have been in the business for what seems like forever, having obtained my initial degree in "Computer Science" back in the Dark Ages (1965)...
At that time, there were three colleges at the University of Florida Gainesville campus that offered degrees in CS: Business, Engineering and Mathematics. I majored in the Business path, with specific courses that lead to a specialty in "Systems Analysis and Design," of which one of the first steps in the process is on information gathering.
As a result, I developed research techniques that've stood the test of time. Since retiring several years ago, I've been teaching "Introduction to Research" at one of the local colleges. It is a required course for all new students, since it is rightly considered a foundational course for all majors offered there. I follow the aphorism often attributed to A. Einstein that states:
"The essence of true knowledge is not sheer memorization of facts, but rather the ability to find what you need to know, when you need to know it."
Content of disciplines is very important, but as a means to an end, not as an end in itself. The knowledge base for disciplines is constantly expanding and changing. No one can ever learn everything, but everyone can better develop their skills and nurture the inquiring attitudes necessary to continue the generation and examination of knowledge throughout their lives. For modern education, the skills and the ability to continue learning should be the most important outcomes.
The most essential step in the search for knowledge is learning how to frame the precise question(s), and leverage the available resources one has available. These days we have an -at times- overabundance of information available from the World Wide Wasteland. As a result, the second most essential step in the search for knowledge has become how to sort the wheat from the chaff...
I too have been in the business for what seems like forever, having obtained my initial degree in "Computer Science" back in the Dark Ages (1965)...
At that time, there were three colleges at the University of Florida Gainesville campus that offered degrees in CS: Business, Engineering and Mathematics. I majored in the Business path, with specific courses that lead to a specialty in "Systems Analysis and Design," of which one of the first steps in the process is on information gathering.
As a result, I developed research techniques that've stood the test of time. Since retiring several years ago, I've been teaching "Introduction to Research" at one of the local colleges. It is a required course for all new students, since it is rightly considered a foundational course for all majors offered there. I follow the aphorism often attributed to A. Einstein that states:
"The essence of true knowledge is not sheer memorization of facts, but rather the ability to find what you need to know, when you need to know it."
Content of disciplines is very important, but as a means to an end, not as an end in itself. The knowledge base for disciplines is constantly expanding and changing. No one can ever learn everything, but everyone can better develop their skills and nurture the inquiring attitudes necessary to continue the generation and examination of knowledge throughout their lives. For modern education, the skills and the ability to continue learning should be the most important outcomes.
The most essential step in the search for knowledge is learning how to frame the precise question(s), and leverage the available resources one has available. These days we have an -at times- overabundance of information available from the World Wide Wasteland. As a result, the second most essential step in the search for knowledge has become how to sort the wheat from the chaff...
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Wow I didn't know that Computer Science degrees existed back in 1965. I joined the IT industry around 1977 as a trainee programmer (here in Australia) and back in those days I was sent to the computer manufacturer's (Digital) offices for training 2 weeks at a time but only to learn syntax.
Later I taught myself assembler code (for the Z80 processor - remember those old 8 bit processors?) and wrote a few programs which I sold. That was for a Microbee which was a home grown Australian computer which was similar to the old Radio Shack (Tandy here in Australia) TRS80.
Thanks for the tips re search engines. I do enter long search data at times like "how to remove the disk rotor from a Nissan Pulsar" or "how do you remove ..".
When looking for an application (to download) I have always got results just entering the name rather than "...... download".
Anyway next time I want a site for a download I will try "..... download" if entering just the application name doesn't return any hits.
Later I taught myself assembler code (for the Z80 processor - remember those old 8 bit processors?) and wrote a few programs which I sold. That was for a Microbee which was a home grown Australian computer which was similar to the old Radio Shack (Tandy here in Australia) TRS80.
Thanks for the tips re search engines. I do enter long search data at times like "how to remove the disk rotor from a Nissan Pulsar" or "how do you remove ..".
When looking for an application (to download) I have always got results just entering the name rather than "...... download".
Anyway next time I want a site for a download I will try "..... download" if entering just the application name doesn't return any hits.
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Ah, those were the days when the IBM 1130 was almost considered a "personal computer" insofar as it was the least expensive of IBM's line. UofF Gainesville had three 1130's for student/instructor use, and one 360 that was reserved for the university operation's use, and some limited access for graduate students was allowed.
In those days, students flowcharted their "program," wrote out the assembly language (or FortranIV, COBOL, APL, etc.) instructions on paper, then had their professor or one of the grad assistants vet their efforts. Only after approval would they then punch their cards and submit the 'deck' to the staff. With luck, they could pick up the results within twenty-four hours...
...after having spent the night in prayer that they got it right the first time...
Website dedicated to 1130 lovers:
http://ibm1130.org/
Some pictures of 1130 hardware:
https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm...08115c6bf3c989&bpcl=39650382&biw=1041&bih=507
With luck, they could pick up the results within twenty-four hours...
...after having spent the night in prayer that they got it right the first time...
I never got it right the first time, I always imagined that the computer staff would kick the cards around a bit, in the hope that some pre-perforated bits would drop out, so only the strongest survived...
JPA -- I'm sorry that I didn't just give you the link to start with, my only excuse is that I was in 'teaching' mode at the time.
I get most of my lesson ideas from my flatmate. This morning she asked me for help with a link, which she had written down in her notebook, copied from her travel agent's email. She had also written 'click on this link', as that's what the email said...
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Ah the 1130.
I just looked at the pix and remembered the Unix (I think it was - can't remember) that the company had.
I remember the 'disk packs' which were changed from time to time depending on what was being run and also those half inch (wide) tapes for backup.
The company had a large electric motor in the basement connected to a large flywheel and then to an alternator. This would automatically power the computer disk drives if there was a power interruption to the normal power supply to the computer. The flywheel kept the alternator spinning for a while to give the operators time to open the disk drives and manually wind back the heads while the disks were still spinning so that they (heads) didn't crash onto the disk surface. Well that was the theory anyway. I guess a precursor to the UPS.
I just looked at the pix and remembered the Unix (I think it was - can't remember) that the company had.
I remember the 'disk packs' which were changed from time to time depending on what was being run and also those half inch (wide) tapes for backup.
The company had a large electric motor in the basement connected to a large flywheel and then to an alternator. This would automatically power the computer disk drives if there was a power interruption to the normal power supply to the computer. The flywheel kept the alternator spinning for a while to give the operators time to open the disk drives and manually wind back the heads while the disks were still spinning so that they (heads) didn't crash onto the disk surface. Well that was the theory anyway. I guess a precursor to the UPS.
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And to think the abacus was the pinacle top grade tech a few years back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus