Try loading it into another modeller.
If it doesn't show up in there, it's Blender's fault. (Which is most likely, since it would be hard to screw up .3ds loading and have nobody notice for all this time)
If it doesn't show up in there, it's Blender's fault. (Which is most likely, since it would be hard to screw up .3ds loading and have nobody notice for all this time)