🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <30FFCE49.27FF5A49@mindspring.com>, Damir Smitlener
<damir@mindspring.com> wrote:

> 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.
>  

   Ugh, read some info on Open GL and program something that uses it, then
make sure 3rd party cards can support it without knowing anything about
that company.
Apple made a superior implementation of 3D. The full power of this has yet
to be seen. You will be able to have plug-in engines, APIs (one that could
be Open GL) and drivers. I think you will have to wait for Copland, which
will have this feature hard-wired.