Question about larger renders

[mondaymorninglunatic]

< for thanks to jesse and stuff read the end of this!  >

I have win7 professional 64bit at home. With 4GB Ram.
Same DOF-error with me here, when rendering huge resolutions (10000*10000).
I am glad I read this here, because i tried everything with virtual RAM and stuff.

A 64bit version of M3D would be a really great thing. A Many people would appreciate this!

So here it is:
Hey Jesse - a huuuuge thanks, for your giant effort in making this delicious software.
I really just began rendering 3D-fractals, because i saw these videos - made with YOUR M3D.
One hour ago I just printed an Icosahedron/mandelbox-Hybrid http://thehurric4ne.deviantart.com/art/A-Drop-of-Chaos-2-195545467, that looks like a futuristic brain-ball in awesome!
I wanted to calculate this in very big, but it doesn't work, so i wanted to buy some more RAM.
Now that i read this - i think i won't buy more ram, because it wouldn't change anything here now.
So i think it would be really really cool, if you would make a 64bit-version of M3D - and before that you should get yourself a "Donate-Button" somewhere ;-) It would be clicked.

so thanks and keep on the fantastic work!

[Jesse]

I try to summarize the answers so far, because this thread was a little bit chaotic, what should be no prob on a fractal forum:

- a 64 bit version does not happen in the next years, my compiler does not support it and i would have to rewrite most parts and all formulas, because these are in assembler.  Why does the 3d bulb wasnt found some years later?
- all i can do is a unlimited size of the image by using only functions that not need a kind of buffer, like the DEAO shadowing function, and unfortunately not the DOF effect.  But the DOF could also be made in other software by using the Z buffer, so this might be only a little disadvantage.
- buying more than 4GB of ram does not help 32 bit software like m3d.
- giving me money is a nice thought, but also does not help m3d by now.
- sending me hardware like  is also not necessary, there are about 5 patrol stations around here supporting me