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From: vanevery@blarg.net (Brandon J. Van Every)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Freeware community needs 3d library NOW
Followup-To: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Date: 28 Jun 1996 18:24:42 GMT
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Jamie Bowden (bowden@cs.odu.edu) wrote:
: On 26 Jun 1996, Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
: > In the meantime, we are totally dependent on locating a 3d accelerator
: > vendor that makes its specs public. Without that, we're dead.
: S3 will send the book on it's virge 3d accelerator...it has all
: engineering specs, for physically building your own graphics accelerator,
: as well as all necessary programming specifications. No NDA necessary.
: Jamie
Hey Jamie, can you post a URL that verifies that committment? Also,
last I heard, S3 wanted some kind of guarantee that you're working on
a commercial product, before they'd send it.
Cheers,
--
Brandon J. Van Every | Check out Free3d, my 100% efficient, 100% portable
| 3d lib, at <http://www.blarg.net/~vanevery>.
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