though, of course lets not forget, Max launched in '96, Maya appeared in '98, Softimage (nee XSI) in 2000, Modo 2004, Blender '95, Houdini '96, and Cinema4D '96 -although it was available on the Amiga before that, same as Lightwave. So you could say, most of the 3D software today has been around abit.