ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv kæɹˈɑːɹɹə stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn wɛn ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz fˈaʊndᵻd ɹˈeɪ dɹˈiːm, ˈɪŋk., wɪððɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɡɹˈæfɪk sˈɔftwɛɹ fɚðə nˈuː mˈækɪntˌɑːʃ kəmpjˈuːɾɚz wɪð kˈʌlɚ dɪsplˈeɪz.
The history of Carrara started in 1989 when a group of individuals founded Ray Dream, Inc., with the idea of creating graphic software for the new Macintosh computers with color displays.