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Re: Bitmap 3-d graphics systems

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From: sl8nl
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:36
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> I wonder if it would be possible to use the graphic system in WC or
> say, Falcon. If the entry points of the appropriate routines could be
> weeded out and documented, one could use them for one's own project.
> I.e. to run the freeware space blasters, one must have Falcon on the
> hard drive, from which the appropriate code is extracted at run time.
> Perfectly legal. I'd like it for prototyping at least.

I doubt it.  Wing Commander's system and Falcon's system are two 
different things.  Falcon is a flight simulator...WC is, well, a 
simulation.  Strike Commander will probably be closer to FAlcon
than WC.

Josh

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Subject: Re: Bitmap 3-d graphics systems
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