Bernard Leclerc (bleclerc++at++cae.ca)
Mon, 9 Sep 1996 09:57:07 -0400
> Please, can someone give me a pointer to Cosmo Render?
> I'm very interested in differences in API/functionality of Performer
> and Cosmo Render, because we are currently investigating, if it is
> worth using Performer or wait for this thing called 'Cosmo Render'...
Have you searched the SGI Web site (www.sgi.com)? There are some of the
answers you're looking for concerning Cosmo. Also, if you can get a copy
of IRIS Universe, summer 1996, issue 36. There's a small article on Cosmo
by Joshua Larson-Mogal. It may help you understand the direction taken by
SGI regarding Graphics toolkit, VRML, Performer, Inventor, etc.
Personally, I wouldn't wait until Cosmo is mature enough to completely
replace Performer. You have to start now. Performer 2.1 is the latest
release and soon Performer 2.2 will be out. Supposedly, 2.2 will be the
last version of Performer as we know it today. After that, Performer will
be based on Cosmo Render. So chances are the API will not differ too much
between today's release of Performer and tomorrow's Cosmo-based version.
Good luck and remember, get started now!
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