Joseph R. Spann (jspann++at++gdesystems.com)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 15:56:18 -0700
I certainly in NO way implied that Michael Jones was the source of SGI's
commitment to VisSim. I'm not sure how you got that from my question.
But since YOU brought it up .... However the circumstances of his departure
suggest a change of commitment on SGI's part. That is why I asked.
I'm very glad to hear Sharon-Rose is still there. Exactly how many others
left?
The reason I'm asking is I'm starting new development and may opt to build
it all from the ground up with OpenGL if the tea leaves suggest Performer is
not going to be relevant in 3 years. Lets face it. The integration of
Performer,
Inventor, ImageVision etc. has dragged on for 3 years now. I thought that
was
Michael's "mission". A single scene graph and multi-API integration (my
words.)
That effort changed names more times than anyone cares to remember. Are
these
activities moving forward? The SGI strategic plan makes no mention of the
future
of the API's.
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