Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 17:14:55 -0300 (EST) From: Pedro A M Vazquez <vazquez@iqm.unicamp.br> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: [MESA:12] OpenGL for Linux from E&S (fwd) Message-ID: <199505112014.RAA01739@kalypso.iqm.unicamp.br>
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Should we ask E&S to do a port for FBSD? Porting the SI is not dificult if you have the sources and the license. Brian Paul said: > From mesa@iqm.unicamp.br Thu May 11 15:46:26 1995 > Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 13:25:03 -0300 > Posted-Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 13:25:03 -0300 > Message-Id: <9505111636.AA43232@ssec.ssec.wisc.edu> > Errors-To: brianp@ssec.wisc.edu > From: Brian Paul <brianp@ssec.wisc.edu> > To: Multiple recipients of list <mesa@iqm.unicamp.br> > Subject: [MESA:12] OpenGL for Linux from E&S > > I found the following on comp.os.linux.announce today. It will be > interesting to see how Mesa compares to it.... > > > ----------------- begin ------------------ > Article: 3907 of comp.os.linux.announce > Path: uwvax!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!nntp-sc.barrnet.net!ratatosk.yggdrasil.com!wirzeniu > From: wstout@ES.COM (Waren Stout) > Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce > Subject: REPOST: COMMERCIAL: OpenGL for Linux from Evans and Sutherland > Followup-To: comp.os.linux.x > Date: 11 May 1995 11:53:54 GMT > Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. > Lines: 40 > Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius) > Message-ID: <3ostsi$i42@freya.yggdrasil.com> > NNTP-Posting-Host: freya.yggdrasil.com > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Keywords: commercial, OpenGL, graphics, X11 > Original-date: 9 May 1995 17:00:17 +0300 > Originator: wirzeniu@freya.yggdrasil.com > > SALT LAKE CITY, May 5, 1995 -- Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (E&S) > and Portable Graphics, Inc. (PGI) , a wholly-owned subsidiary of E&S, > announce the availability of OpenGL(r) for Linux from E&S. OpenGL for Linux > is a software implementation of the OpenGL Sample Implementation from Silicon > Graphics, Inc. and runs as an extension to the standard X package on Linux. > It is a complete development environment that can be used to write, compile, > and run OpenGL applications. OpenGL for Linux is the first 3D product from > E&S that is aimed at the Linux operating system. > > OpenGL for Linux is an OpenGL-compliant product and passes the OpenGL > conformance test suites for all the currently shipping servers. A LinkKit > will be provided to ensure that users can configure additional extensions and > video drivers as needed. > > The initial price for OpenGL for Linux from E&S is $79.00 plus shipping and > handling. Anticipated availability is within four weeks. Direct ordering > information and additional technical information will be posted to this news > group within the next two weeks. > > In keeping in the spirit of the Linux community, all the development time for > OpenGL for Linux was donated by Evans & Sutherland employees. Many of the > developers are loyal Linux users who are keenly interested in developing 3D > graphics technology for the Linux environment. OpenGL for Linux will provide > a sophisticated application development environment, as well as an excellent > migration path for 3D applications. E&S intends to offer one of the first > OpenGL applications for Linux, as work has already begun on Open Inventor > from E&S. > > This product is being developed under the guidance of the Linux community. > We at E&S welcome comments and ideas about your own work in 3D graphics and > how we can become a part of it. Please post your questions and comments to > wstout@es.com. Stay tuned to this posting for additional product, technical, > and program information. > > > OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. > > -- > Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov > PLEASE remember Keywords: and a short description of the software. > > ----------------- end -------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Brian Paul Space Science and Engineering Center > brianp@ssec.wisc.edu 608-263-1555 University of Wisconsin - Madison > >
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