PCWorld: Sun's Looking Glass Provides 3D View | Linux Today

PCWorld: Sun’s Looking Glass Provides 3D View

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 16, 2004

“Sun representatives describe Project Looking Glass will usher
in the next era in desktop operating systems.

“‘We first started toying with the concept of a true 3D desktop
operating system enhancement tool, or skin, a couple of years ago,’
says Craig Nicholas, technical support engineer at Sun. ‘Although
Project Looking Glass has been under development in-house for some
time, we feel that, if it is really to succeed, we need to have
other developers working on it. With their input and expertise we
will have a 3D skin complete with working applications in the not
too distant future…'”

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