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Re: Graphics programming in Linux.

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From: ndaglis
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 00:00
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Jason Collins (jason@iimage.com.au) wrote:
: Hi all,

: I have been learning a bit of C graphics programming lately, and was
: just wondering if there were many people using Linux for graphics
: programming? (Not X)  I am trying to eventually use Linux for
: everything, and have found that a lot of things I used to do in that
: other O/S (do I have to say it?) are much better (and more fun!) with
: Linux.

: I am trying to create a 3d graphics engine (what graphics programmer
: isn't) so if you have done something similar I would love to hear from
: you.

: Also, if anyone could point me in the direction of any existing code
: or graphics libraries that would be great.

Mesa has been suggested by others, try also 'vtk1.1' another library
which uses Mesa for a much higher level interface to 3D programming libs.
I'm still sorting through it and so cannot praise/trash it. Look at the Mesa 
home page for a link to the ftp site.
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From: ndaglis@itd.uts.edu.au (ndaglis@acs.itd.uts.edu.au)
Subject: Re: Graphics programming in Linux.
Date: 1996/08/07
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