I was using Metacreation's Bryce 2 a friend gave me. They didn't like it. Thought they were buying  something more than they got. A year or so later I got an dial up internet connection and went to Metacreation's site. They had new software called Bryce 3d which I purchased and something called Poser that seemed interesting but..... Then I discovered the Bryce newsgroups.

This changed everything. When I saw that with some work you could put one of these Poser people into a Bryce scene; well now we're talking. Went out and bought Poser 4 and within a few weeks found out the software had been sold and upgraded to 4.03. Did the upgrade and found out I was using Poser more than Bryce. Got into the Poser newsgroups and found out about 'Rosity. I joined under a different username than I currently use just to check things out. Downloaded a lot of freebies for Dork and Posette and kinda forgot about Bryce entirely. Especially after learning about Terragen here and getting a copy. After all free is good.

I went offline for a few years and after retiring started using Poser again. 4.03 with the Pro Pack I had bought years before. I missed everything in between then and Poser 8. For a brief month or so tried out Poser 7 but it was just a pain and drain on my old system so I gave it to my nephew and let him mess with it. I am still getting a handle on all the changes to the P8 software. I have a lot of bad habits to break from the old days.

Truth be told if I just started now with Poser I am not sure I would. There is a steep learning curve that really was not there in the old days. It is folks in the fourms here that have kept my interest alive and growing. Lighting, rigging, and modeling tutes here have actually increased my use and enjoyment of Poser. I find great interest in reading threads on materials by bagginsbill even if I don't always understand them. There are other users here as well that have great insight and knowledge which they freely share with the rest of us. It is them that keep me using Poser and help me place the visions in my head into art on my walls.