Re: What's the best 3D graphics card for OS/2?

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From: dabraun
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 00:00

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>In <5d486d$g75@sleipnir.iaccess.com.au>, adoll@fdva.com (Alex Doll)
writes:
>>:>On 30 Jan 1997 22:30:43 GMT, rolan@ibm.net (Randy Olan) wrote:
>>:>
>>As an aside, does OS/2 actually support a 3D video API?  I don't
>>know any apps that would use it.
>>
>>-AD
>>
>>--------------------------
>>Alex Doll   adoll@fdva.com
>>--------------------------
>>
>Of course it does... OpenGL is exactly this, to the best of my
knowledge.
>
>Stefano Sutti
>sutti@ibm.net
>

No. OpenGL on OS/2 has absolutely no hardware support - it is
software only OpenGL.  At this point in time there is no
way to make use of a 3D accel card under OS/2.

D.A.Braun
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David A. Braun                  -             dabraun@ibm.net
Meridian Software

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Subject: Re: What's the best 3D graphics card for OS/2?
Date: 1997/02/04
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