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From: Miroslav Silovic <silovic@jagor.srce.hr>
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject: Re: Freeware community needs 3d library NOW
Date: 25 Jun 1996 12:01:46 +0200
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vanevery@blarg.net (Brandon J. Van Every) writes:

> The freeware world needs a 3d rendering library that does less, is
> easier to implement, sits gracefully on top of 3d hardware
> accelerators, and takes maximum advantage of them.
> 

Perhaps it's be a good idea to actually finish the MIT sample
implementation of PEX? Linux already has PEX (although it's a bit
underfeatured). The only two things it lacks are PEX applications, and
support for accelerators. However, PEXlib was *supposed* to be used on
3D hardware systems. My own problem is my lack of experience with that
library and lack of any good documentation (man pages simply don't
quite cut it).

	Miro