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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!van.istar!strat.enernet.com!cuugnet!thor.xon.cuug.ab.ca!edwards From: edwards@thor.xon.cuug.ab.ca (Ken Edwards) 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 Followup-To: comp.graphics.api.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.windows.x.i386unix,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.apps Date: 25 Jun 1996 03:03:55 GMT Organization: Xon Business Services Lines: 11 Message-ID: <4qnkur$sr1@thor.xon.cuug.ab.ca> References: <4qlf04$7pj@guysmiley.blarg.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.xon.cuug.ab.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.graphics.api.misc:623 comp.graphics.algorithms:28939 comp.windows.x.i386unix:20349 gnu.misc.discuss:26700 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:22107 comp.os.linux.development.apps:18036 Brandon J. Van Every (vanevery@blarg.net) wrote: [...] : Microsoft's umbrella allows 3d accelerator vendors to hide their board : specs behind the Direct3d API. Because Direct3d will be popular, : there is no market incentive for 3d vendors to seek an alternative. : Put simply, the freeware community is about to be completely locked : out of any access to 3d accelerator technology. Great, this will undoubtably place 3d accelerators in the commodity market and cause the price to plummet to the point that Linux users will be able to afford them.