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#### MS-Dos & Windows 3.x

The MS-Dos version runs under MS-Dos or as a DOS application under Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Although it also runs under Windows 95/98/NT4 and OS/2 Warp, users of those systems should use the Windows version..

Required hardware and software:

A 386 or better CPU and at least 8 meg of RAM.

About 6 meg disk space to install and 2-10 meg or more beyond that for working space.

A text editor capable of editing plain ASCII text files. The EDIT program that comes with MS-Dos will work for moderate size files.

Graphic file viewer capable of viewing GIF and perhaps TGA and PNG formats.

Required POV-Ray files:

POVMSDOS.EXE - a self-extracting archive containing the program, sample scenes, standard include files and documentation in plain ASCII text format. This file may be split into smaller files for easier downloading. Check the directory of your download or ftp site to see if other files are needed.

Recommended:

Pentium 200 or Pentium II (faster the better) 32 meg or more RAM. SVGA display preferably with VESA interface and high color or true color ability. (Note: accelerated graphics hardware will not improve performance.)

Optional: The source code is not needed to use POV-Ray. It is provided for the curious and adventurous.

POVMSD_S.ZIP - The C source code for POV-Ray for MS-Dos. Contains generic parts and MS-Dos specific parts. It does not include sample scenes, standard include files and documentation so you should also get the executable archive as well. Requires a C compiler that can create 32-bit protected mode applications. We support Watcom 11, Borland 4.52 with DOS Power Pack and DJGPP 2.

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