here is 3dmax8Trial for standardMesh
http://files.modacity.net/software/3dsmax/3dsmax8.zip
then you need thise is a tool for 3dmax8 so you can open the files in standardMesh
http://drop.io/3dmax8tools
place the tool in C:\Programm Files\Autodesk\3dsMax8
http://files.modacity.net/software/3dsmax/3dsmax8.zip
then you need thise is a tool for 3dmax8 so you can open the files in standardMesh
http://drop.io/3dmax8tools
place the tool in C:\Programm Files\Autodesk\3dsMax8