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In article <18b6d794@p4.f36.n245.z2.fidonet.org> Norbert_Unterberg@softstream.fido.de (Norbert Unterberg) writes:
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>GB> Is it possible to write fast 3-D graphics applications under Windows? Is
>GB> there any way to do page flipping in a window? I'm new to Windows
>GB> programming, so I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions. I've already
>GB> thought of using fixed- point math and trig look-up tables. Any
>GB> suggestions on how to (or how not to) implement these?
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>Windows does not support 3D graphics, you have to do the calculations yourself. 
>Neither does it support video page flipping or multiple video pages. So 3D 
>animation or flicker free animation at all is a very hard thing (I guess) to do 
>in windows.
>
>Norbert
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It is a matter of speed of computer and of size of picture (nb of pixels).
Someone here (in another department devoted to multimedia) made me a demo
with the output of a VCR appearing in a Windows window.  I don't know
if there was a special purpose card.  But if the question : can it be done?
The answer is : Yes.

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