> Quote - I asked SM to let me write Poser from scratch in Fortran - a very conventional language with no bugs. I asked for $1 million. They refused.

As I understand it MR Baggins, We in  Wiltshire, in the country of animation would be more than happy to put up the one million, we have a currency called pebbles, we wash them every day at the Bitham Brook whilst watching Poser render.

Would you like to have the payment? you could work in the studio we will keep you warm with hot toddies and mince pies.

In turn you with the final rewrite of Poser could make Millions more $$$$$$$$  or pebbles.

All us Hobbits would be very happy, to spred the word.