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- Amiga Arena Interview
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- Developer: Grzegorz Tanski
- Software: Kray
- Homepage: home.elka.pw.edu.pl/~gtanski
- Mail: gtanski@elka.pw.edu.pl
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- *Please introduce yourself to the readers!*
- My name is Grzegorz Tanski. I study Computer Engeneering on Warsaw
- University of Technology.
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- *When did you start working with the Amiga?*
- I started working with Amiga in 1992. My first Amiga was A500.
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- *Which Amiga model do you own*
- Now, I have A1200 with 68030 50 Mhz no PPC even no FPU only 420MB HDD 16MB
- RAM. I'm thinking about an big upgrade as soon as Amiga situation will be
- clear.
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- *Which version of the operating system is running on your computer?*
- I'm running AmigaOS 3.0.
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- *Which software are you developing?*
- Now I'm developing Kray.
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- *Can you tell us what your software is about?*
- Kray is a freeware raytracer with a text interface. You have to create scene
- in a textfile using Kray's own scene describing language. Now Kray can
- render only static pictures (no animations). Since version 0.91 Kray can
- generate pictures using energetic method (not only raytracing).
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- *What has created the idea in you to continue developing your software?*
- I was always interested in programming and computer graphics. Before Kray
- all my graphics programs was runing real-time (3d engines,some demo-like
- effects), often written in assembler. When you are writing a time critical
- program such these you have to make a compromise between speed and quality.
- I always wanted to make a program without compromises. A program that
- generates maximus quality. I started to write Kray. It was very exciting
- for me to look at early pictures made with Kray so I developed it.
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- *How long has the development taken so far?*
- I have no idea when Kray will look like I want him to look like. It goes
- like this: I have an idea of something add to Kray, I find the time (it's
- sometimes hard) and it's done. The speed of development depends mainly on
- how much spare time I have and how many ideas.
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- *Which software are you using for developing?*
- StormC 4 is the compiler I use. Kray is object-oriented. It's written in C++.
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- *For which system (AmigaOS, AmigaDE, MorphOS) are you developing?*
- Only debug version of Kray uses some system routines such opening a window
- or screen. Pure Kray is system independent. It means that it can be
- recompiled on any platform without modifications. There are only versions
- for AmigaOS (and Windoze :-( ) but porting in this case is very easy. I like
- the idea of AmigaDE. I think it's the best way Amiga can go.
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- *Which OS will you support in the future?*
- It depends of course on situation. As I said I like AmigeDE. I think Amiga
- OS needs something new and fresh without loosing big Amiga advantages (fast
- light-weight multitasking, reasonable resources consumtion,
- and many many very good things in AmigaOS that are missing in other OS'es)
- I hope there will be such OS. If so I will of course support it.
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- *What can we expect of future versions?*
- It's a big "?". I don't know what will come to my mind. If you have any
- ideas write to me.
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- *Don't you lose the fun and the interest in programming if you see the small amount
- of feedback you get from the small Amiga market?*
- I don't do it for many or fame. I do it for pleasure of programming,
- creating something new, checking my own posibilities. I also learn a lot doing
- this. When I decide to do something comercial I will worry about the size of
- market. Of course an e-mail form someone in the world with opinion about my
- work is something very nice and motivating.
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- *Do you receive enough feedback for your software?*
- Yes. Even zero feedback is enough for me now becouse doing this is a
- pleasure for me, but feedback of any kind is a very glad to see.
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- *When did you last use your Amiga?*
- Today.
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- *Which software did you last buy for your Amiga?*
- StormC 4.
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- *Which software do you still use?*
- I mailnly use StormC. Rest are programs utilities useful for development. I
- use FileMaster, Personal Paint, CED and many small utilities I don't
- remember now.
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- *Which hard/software are you planning to buy?*
- Whole new computer on which I will be able to run new AmigaOS.
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- *Do you believe in a comeback of Amiga?*
- I belive it will be alive as a coputer for specific people. I hope Amiga
- will survive becouse I don't want to change platform.
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- *Your final words for the readers?*
- Greetings to all Amiga Arena readers. Sorry for my poor english.
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