Re: Performer and linux

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Brad Colbert (bcolbert++at++acm.org)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:03:30 -0800

Maybe SGI would be kind enough to release the spec's for the
Cobalt chipset so that the hacking community may produce
the needed driver layer.

Just an idea...

Brad Colbert
bcolbert++at++acm.org
GreyStone Technology, Inc.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jenny Zhao <zhz++at++dandan.engr.sgi.com>
To: Gordon Tomlinson <gordon++at++paradigmsim.com>
Cc: <info-performer++at++dandan.engr.sgi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: Performer and linux

> Gordon Tomlinson <gordon++at++paradigmsim.com> wrote:
> > As to 320 thats a whoops oh dear, there is no Opengl hardware accelration
> > for the 320 or 520's thats why it isi slow , there may be in the future but do
> > not
> > hold your breath.
>
> Here is an offcial statement from Jeff Brown, our lowend PC product manager:
> SGI will not be productizing the 320/540 Visual Workstations as
> Linux graphics platforms. You may have heard about or seen demonstrations of
> Performer and OpenGL running on a 320 at Linux World or Siggraph. These
> demonstrations were intended to be a technology demonstration and proof
> point for accelerated OpenGL 3D graphics for Linux and were not intended to
> imply productization of a Linux version of the 320 or 540. This technology
> demonstration follows the release by SGI of GLX source code into the Open
> Source community thereby setting the stage for the acceleration of OpenGL as
> the enabling foundation for 3D graphics on all flavors of UNIX and Linux.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> PC world moves super fast. Please contact your SGI sales rep to get
> an NDA briefing on our next generation hardware. If you have any urgent
> questions, feel free to email Jeff Brown (jbrown++at++sgi.com)
>
> Jenny Zhao zhz++at++engr.sgi.com 650 933-5091 IRIS Performer Manager
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