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nuclearchutney
08-28-2003, 08:01 PM
Hello good folks at Newtek?

Can a user upgrade LW 5.6 using this offer?

thanks
CoryC
08-28-2003, 09:21 PM
Yep.

http://www.newtek.com/buynow/software/lightwave+dfx.html
robinson
08-28-2003, 09:23 PM
yap, even an 3.5 user can upgrade, that's what I heard !!!
A friend of mine (a 5.6 user) upgraded to 8.0, you know to 7.5 but he will get 8.0 when it comes out !!! :D
nuclearchutney
08-28-2003, 09:30 PM
Originally posted by robinson
yap, even an 3.5 user can upgrade, that's what I heard !!!
A friend of mine (a 5.6 user) upgraded to 8.0, you know to 7.5 but he will get 8.0 when it comes out !!! :D

cool thanks guys.

thats exactly what i thought but wasn't sure.

I actually started using LW in version 5 but I don't want the hassle of installing 5 then 5.5 than 5.6 than 6.5 and then 7 and then 7.5 in case of a crash

i rather just do 5 to 7.5 and then 8 when it comes out.
surferjoe
08-28-2003, 10:57 PM
Originally posted by robinson
yap, even an 3.5 user can upgrade, that's what I heard !!!
A friend of mine (a 5.6 user) upgraded to 8.0, you know to 7.5 but he will get 8.0 when it comes out !!!

Originally posted by nuclearchutney
cool thanks guys.

thats exactly what i thought but wasn't sure.

Actually Chuck Baker sez:

Copies of 6.5 and earlier sold as new and unregistered after January 1, 2003, are not eligible for the $495US upgrade price. we've mentioned this fact on our recent announcement of the extension. The upgrade price in that instance is $1195US.

I've got a unopened 5.6 Alpha version that didn't qualify for the 495 price, fwiw.
robinson
08-28-2003, 11:05 PM
Originally posted by surferjoe
Actually Chuck Baker sez:

Copies of 6.5 and earlier sold as new and unregistered after January 1, 2003, are not eligible for the $495US upgrade price. we've mentioned this fact on our recent announcement of the extension. The upgrade price in that instance is $1195US.

I've got a unopened 5.6 Alpha version that didn't qualify for the 495 price, fwiw.

So you never registered you Lightwave copy ?
WHY ? :confused:
surferjoe
08-29-2003, 12:17 AM
[QUOTE]So you never registered you Lightwave copy ? WHY ? [QUOTE]

I have four seats already and wandered through the AXP/Alpha age long ago. Then I got busy at other studios and it became a nice bookend for a while. Alpha and X86 seats used to be exclusive to each other.

I'm basicly an optimist. I was waiting (too long) for the Alphas to make a comeback. I'm still waiting for 64 bit computing to make a comeback. ;)