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#132870From: Juan NadalNov 2, 1994 11:04 AM
Do anybody know the hardware rendering accelerators supported by the CDK release 2. ? Thanks, Juan Nadal.
#133388From: Angela PateNov 4, 1994 9:38 AM
Hello Juan, And how is Las Ramblas today? Not sure about hardware accelerators, but in software… At Siggraph, publicly announced, I know I saw support for Reality Labs from Rendermorphics and Hoops from Ithaca, and others..??..??..I'm not sure. Doesn't quite answer you question does it? However, as I recall you were on SPEA's Fireboard right? We will have our shipping SPEA CDK display class for the fireboard (with stereo support for CrystalEyes) ported to Rel 2 and available for you, if that helps any… and CDK may have their own with stereo this time, I just don't know yet for sure. Since we haven't spoken since last spring…. How are you these days? Keep in touch! Angela – MicronGreen
#133466From: Angela PateNov 4, 1994 1:45 PM
Juan, I just got a few more official answers for you… CDK will ship with the Rendermorphics and Hoops displays. Hoops is/or has (I'm not sure which) (and I quote) a "hardware accelerateable API". So anyone can write their own hardware accelerator display class at no extra cost, I am told. Also they told me that there is a CDK WinG display solution as well, which is an inhouse creation from Autodesk. Future Vision Technologies is creating their own display class, available from them. RenderWare is creating their own display class, available from them. The CDK team tells me that SPEA is working on their own as well, although we are working on one with SPEA's help too , so I don't know if we are duplicating efforts yet or if they are just refering to ours. I am checking into this also… Hope this helps… Angela