Re: Vega now available on NT
Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:19:11 -0700
Chris Mumford wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've never used vega but will be evaluating it very soon on the PC.
> >
> > I have some Performer experience and I'd like to know what have been the
> > implications of porting Vega to WindowsNT??
> >
> > Did Paradigm managed to replace Performer by an in-house tools? Did
> > Vega lost a layer of functionality?
> >
> > My question is simply: "What have replaced Performer in Vega for
> > WindowsNT?"
> >
> > thanks
> >
>
> Due to the absence of a robust Performer-like API for Windows NT, Paradigm
> has written its own scene graph called the Vega Scene Graph. We have
> implemented a subset of the Performer(tm) API as wrapper functions around
> the Vega Scene Graph. This was done to ease the burden of porting existing
> Vega applications from the IRIX platform to Windows NT. This API is not for
> porting existing Performer applications to Windows NT. There are many
> Performer wrappers that we have not implemented, and do not intend to
> implement.
>
> If you are looking for cross-platform compatibility for your existing
> Performer application, Paradigm is prepared to assist you with a port to
> Vega. Once the application is Vega-based, compatibility will exist between
> IRIX and NT platforms, with minimal code changes. If you are interested in
> this approach, please contact your local Paradigm salesperson, or send us an
> email at marketing++at++paradigmsim.com.
>
> Thank you,
The important thing interested parties on the info-performer
list need to know now is the per seat cost of Vega runtime and
development licenses, with and without various plugins?
Cheers,Angus.
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