“SGI Releases OpenGL Sample Implementation to Open Source
Community Expected to Increase Availability of 3D Graphics
Acceleration on Linux.“
“SGI…announced it has released source code for its OpenGL(R)
Sample Implementation to the open source community. The Sample
Implementation is used today by most major 3D graphics hardware
vendors as the basis for high-performance 3D graphics
acceleration.”
“This widely anticipated release clears the way for the
emergence of high-quality OpenGL drivers for the Linux(R) platform.
The availability of high-performance OpenGL implementations on
Linux will enable a class of professional, technical and creative
applications such as computer-aided design (CAD), molecular
modeling, scientific visualization, architectural walk-throughs and
visual simulation. In addition, the widespread availability of
OpenGL implementations is likely to accelerate adoption of Linux as
a gaming platform.”
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