ExpressVR
Current Version: R5
ExpressVR is a Netscape plug-in that works on 68k and PowerMacs with Netscape 2.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer2.0b3 or higher. Version R5 includes gzip decompression, a little VRML 2.0, texture mapping, much better memory management (meaning less crashing), and a bunch of tweaking.
User Reviews
"On my Quadra 610, with 24 MB RAM, I can't make it work more than once without crashing. However, it is very fast, and works okay with files in VRML 2.0 format. Mind you, I am using a sneaky slirp ppp link--not a real one--so some data may be [getting] corrupted."
—Ben Haylock
"I have loaded ExpressVR on a Performa 630 with 20MB RAM. The VR is in the plugins folder of Netscape 3.0 Beta 7. It is so slow that on a 1K size sample VRML provided by NASA of a "House," the time between updates was 6 seconds after I gave a command to change view. My Mac doesn't have an FPU. Basically, this arrangement is useless."
—Don Mertens
to the Express VR download page to choose one of the many download options.Also See . . .
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Also, if you have an older Mac, be sure to check out the "Classic" applications page for more options.
Finally, take a look at ALEMIA if you think you know that name of an application, but aren't quite sure.
Related Links
The MacWeb3D web site is an invaluable resource for all things relating to 3D/VRML worlds on the Macintosh. Member Stephen Guynup was instrumental in obtaining much of the VRML-related information on the Orchard.
In March 2007, Cameron Kaiser from TidBITS posted a great article on the state of gopher in our modern world. Check it out!