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- In article <jasper.7.107.2FE0579A@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu> jasper.7@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Jasper) writes:
- >From: jasper.7@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Jasper)
- >Subject: Re: LW student pricing?
- >Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 15:54:02 GMT
-
- >>> ... what you fail to acknowledge is that many students coming out
- >>> of colleges/universities/art schools with 3-D animation/graphics
- >>> experience are also starting up businesses themselves. It is these
- >>> students who would be more likely to stick with software which they
- >>> were trained with, and they would tend not to venture into "unexplored
- >>> territory" (at least for the initial startup period) by purchasing
- >>> unfamiliar software packages.
-
- >>Since this topic seems to spawn more than its share of junk theories,
- >>let me offer another one: The students who are bold enough to venture
- >>into the unexplored territory of starting their own businesses--and
- >>succeed--are NOT the ones who'll be too timid to try a different 3D
- >>program.
-
- >>Okay, where's my Nobel?
-
- >>- Ernie
-
- >I think the first post is more true as I have seen this happen. Kyle McKisic
- >who is a fellow student here at Ohio State has opened his own buisness using
- >3D Studio, A-cause it is cheaper than SGI, B-cause he was able to use 3D
- >Studio all through college at student discounts.
-
- Maybe "C" 3DS was the best software available on the relatively inexpensive PC
- platform - and LW was not available.
-
- > I am doing the same thing as
- >he did. First I called all the 3D companies to get info on features and
- >priceing and I ended up purchasing 3D Studio myself, although if I could have
- >gotten Lightwave for the same price as I got 3D Studio I would have gone with
- >Lightwave. Here at Ohio State we have Amiga, Mac, PC, and SGI animation labs,
- >they are getting rid of the Amiga lab and turning it into another Mac lab so
- >they can save money. I think Lightwave is a great program and I may buy it in
- >the future, but with all the money I have to spend on school, living expenses,
- >harware, and software I can't afford Lightwave, and I think many students who
- >want to get into professional animation are in the same boat as I am, and most
- >are learning 3D Studio.
-
- >Jeff
-
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