How old is Blender?
When was the first Blender version released? I have been an avid user of blender for a few years but I still have not found out how long it has been around. I not only would like to know when it was released but try to run it. If someone could provide a link that would be great.
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When was the first Blender version released? I have been an avid user of blender for a few years but I still have not found out how long it has been around. I not only would like to know when it was released but try to run it. If someone could provide a link that would be great.
versions
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
7816
add a comment |
When was the first Blender version released? I have been an avid user of blender for a few years but I still have not found out how long it has been around. I not only would like to know when it was released but try to run it. If someone could provide a link that would be great.
versions
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
7816
When was the first Blender version released? I have been an avid user of blender for a few years but I still have not found out how long it has been around. I not only would like to know when it was released but try to run it. If someone could provide a link that would be great.
versions
versions
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
7816
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
7816
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
edited Dec 13 '18 at 14:06
Nicola Sap
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5,74711544
asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
7816
asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
7816
asked Dec 13 '18 at 13:48
ToshibaSatellite
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7816
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Edit 2 January 2019: apparently the birth date reported in the blender's Foundation site was 1 year off: blender has actually just celebrated its 25th birthday. In the video you'll also find some old school blender.
Blender was first created in 1995, but it wasn't free and open source back then.
It became free thanks to a crowfounding campaign in 2002, when the first version was released to the public.
The complete history is on the History page of the Blender website. There is also an interview made by Blender Guru to Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, here, that covers some of the history.
Judging by the source repository on the website the first ever open release is probably Blender 2.26, available here. In the releases repository you can find versions as old as Blender 1.0! I doubt you'll be able to use it though, it's just for IRIX.
If you can't get old versions to work, there is somebody on Youtube that in 2014 tried to go back in time, reporting on their experiments: Blender 2.40, Blender 2.27, Blender 1.80. Then he said «I probably do not want to continue to Blender 1.60, because in this version, I cannot save files.»
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
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They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
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Edit 2 January 2019: apparently the birth date reported in the blender's Foundation site was 1 year off: blender has actually just celebrated its 25th birthday. In the video you'll also find some old school blender.
Blender was first created in 1995, but it wasn't free and open source back then.
It became free thanks to a crowfounding campaign in 2002, when the first version was released to the public.
The complete history is on the History page of the Blender website. There is also an interview made by Blender Guru to Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, here, that covers some of the history.
Judging by the source repository on the website the first ever open release is probably Blender 2.26, available here. In the releases repository you can find versions as old as Blender 1.0! I doubt you'll be able to use it though, it's just for IRIX.
If you can't get old versions to work, there is somebody on Youtube that in 2014 tried to go back in time, reporting on their experiments: Blender 2.40, Blender 2.27, Blender 1.80. Then he said «I probably do not want to continue to Blender 1.60, because in this version, I cannot save files.»
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
1
They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
add a comment |
Edit 2 January 2019: apparently the birth date reported in the blender's Foundation site was 1 year off: blender has actually just celebrated its 25th birthday. In the video you'll also find some old school blender.
Blender was first created in 1995, but it wasn't free and open source back then.
It became free thanks to a crowfounding campaign in 2002, when the first version was released to the public.
The complete history is on the History page of the Blender website. There is also an interview made by Blender Guru to Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, here, that covers some of the history.
Judging by the source repository on the website the first ever open release is probably Blender 2.26, available here. In the releases repository you can find versions as old as Blender 1.0! I doubt you'll be able to use it though, it's just for IRIX.
If you can't get old versions to work, there is somebody on Youtube that in 2014 tried to go back in time, reporting on their experiments: Blender 2.40, Blender 2.27, Blender 1.80. Then he said «I probably do not want to continue to Blender 1.60, because in this version, I cannot save files.»
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
1
They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
add a comment |
Edit 2 January 2019: apparently the birth date reported in the blender's Foundation site was 1 year off: blender has actually just celebrated its 25th birthday. In the video you'll also find some old school blender.
Blender was first created in 1995, but it wasn't free and open source back then.
It became free thanks to a crowfounding campaign in 2002, when the first version was released to the public.
The complete history is on the History page of the Blender website. There is also an interview made by Blender Guru to Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, here, that covers some of the history.
Judging by the source repository on the website the first ever open release is probably Blender 2.26, available here. In the releases repository you can find versions as old as Blender 1.0! I doubt you'll be able to use it though, it's just for IRIX.
If you can't get old versions to work, there is somebody on Youtube that in 2014 tried to go back in time, reporting on their experiments: Blender 2.40, Blender 2.27, Blender 1.80. Then he said «I probably do not want to continue to Blender 1.60, because in this version, I cannot save files.»
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
Edit 2 January 2019: apparently the birth date reported in the blender's Foundation site was 1 year off: blender has actually just celebrated its 25th birthday. In the video you'll also find some old school blender.
Blender was first created in 1995, but it wasn't free and open source back then.
It became free thanks to a crowfounding campaign in 2002, when the first version was released to the public.
The complete history is on the History page of the Blender website. There is also an interview made by Blender Guru to Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, here, that covers some of the history.
Judging by the source repository on the website the first ever open release is probably Blender 2.26, available here. In the releases repository you can find versions as old as Blender 1.0! I doubt you'll be able to use it though, it's just for IRIX.
If you can't get old versions to work, there is somebody on Youtube that in 2014 tried to go back in time, reporting on their experiments: Blender 2.40, Blender 2.27, Blender 1.80. Then he said «I probably do not want to continue to Blender 1.60, because in this version, I cannot save files.»
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
edited Jan 2 at 21:10
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
answered Dec 13 '18 at 13:54
Nicola Sap
5,74711544
5,74711544
1
They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
add a comment |
1
They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
1
1
They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
They still work! Here's proof (those two version because they are ones I had sitting around already).
– David♦
Dec 13 '18 at 23:52
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I just realised that probably the first time I used blender (2003) it was around version 2.0x. After one year of poor experiments, I abandoned the hobby and didn't use it again until much later, probably 2.6x
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 0:40
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
I think if someone has a 32-bit machine they can run Blender 1.60. download.blender.org/release/Blender1.60
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:01
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
There is something I have been wondering for a while about blender: How many times did the system requirements change and by how much?
– ToshibaSatellite
Dec 14 '18 at 13:08
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
@ToshibaSatellite this is a list you could compile yourself by looking at the Readme files in that folder. I don't think anybody has done such research. However, the definition of "system requirement" is rather fuzzy: some things may be partially supported on limited hardware. Also, some hardware/software combinations might have just never been officially tested.
– Nicola Sap
Dec 14 '18 at 13:16
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