mc%miranda.uucp@moc.jpl.nasa.gov (Mike Caplinger) (10/18/89)
Now that I've gotten three new SparcStation Is with GX boards, I'm
wondering exactly what a GX board *does*. The documentation just says
that it accelerates existing SunView programs, and it does, but what about
the 3D applications I saw at Siggraph, like flight simulators and
anti-aliased lines? Do I have to run PHIGS to see any of this, or is
there some kind of programming interface?
The manuals talk about a "GX Technical Note", but it doesn't give a part
number and my local Sun guy hasn't heard of it. Also, are there any
graphics-specific demos one can get? "Shaded" just doesn't cut it any
more.
Mike Caplinger, ASU/Caltech MOC Project