Subject: RE: 3d accelerators for PC
From: "Eric Gooch" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 23:09:07 -0500

> > From:          Ernie Wright <[email-masked]>

> John Ferrel asked:
> 
> > Is lack of OpenGL support a hardware problem or a driver problem?
> > (i.e. If they improve the drivers, can the Diamond Edge, etc. use
> > Open GL?
> 
> Every board that runs Windows can be used with OpenGL.  The only issue
> is whether or not a given card has onboard hardware to *accelerate*
> OpenGL functions.
> 
> - Ernie

Speaking of OpenGL, has anyone done any kind of speed tests with OpenGL 
cards? How much faster will a card with hardware to specifically accelerate 
OpenGL functions be than a standard card?

Is it likely that there will be much of a speed difference between OpenGL 
cards made by different manufacturers?

-Eric G.