Sorry for the not so swift response, Bobby and Danny. Thank you both for the info; the spherical render is not an option because this version , though it has a spherical camera, only produces a black render that goes on and on and on and doesn't stop.
I tried the software I remember I used for the Planetside VR challenge, Pano2VR, but don't know how to upload the resulting SWF file in such a way anyone can view it. Here I can open it in a browser and get a panoramic view, wonder if this happens too if I upload the .SWF file to this site. Also the resulting view sure does show cube sides but that could be a result of the low quality of the test renders. I'll upload it here so we'll see. this type of file is not allowed here, bummer.