Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Damir Smitlener
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:00

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Joe Ragosta wrote:
> 
> In article <4daet2$1p4@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, dek@cgl.ucsf.edu wrote:
> 
> > Correct.  I ported an OpenGL application which does real-time molecular
                          ^^^^^^

> > Since this an advocacy group, I might mention-
> > the program I ported would not work on NT, 95, or MacOS in a million
> > years.  Fortunately, Linus wrote Linux, MetroLink ported OpenGL, and
> > I ported a $10,000 molecular modelling package in less than two weeks.
> 
> I can't comment on this. Clearly, there are plenty of Mac programs that
> have been ported to MacOS and WinNT. If you really need it, I'm sure a
> third party could manage to port it for you and make it work.
> 

The reason he can't port it is because there is no OpenGL for Macs. It would
be nice if Apple had chosen to make its 3d libraries compatible with those
used by the rest of the world - but they chose not to.

They did promise that some 3rd party would provide OpenGL compatability RSN.
 
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Damir Smitlener
damir@mindpsring.com
gt7092d@prism.gatech.edu

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 12:00:57 -0500
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