Hello, if you are interested in doing awesome
OpenGL in Java and don't wan't to wait for sun to get their ?$%#
together and write Java 3d for anything except windows
and sparc solaris I'd highly recommend you check out Magician.
Magician is a very thin Java layer into native OpenGL, and it
works with LINUX!! Very well in fact.
I'd recommend a high end Pentium II 350-450MHz 64M+ RAM and
Red Hat or Debian.
Check out http://www.arcana.co.uk/products/magician
(Note: I'm in no way associated with Arcane Technologies.. this
is just my opinion)
Have fun,
David
-David Grimes-
Computer Science Student:
University of Colorado at Boulder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Software Engineer:
Forecast Systems Laboratory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
>Hello,
>
>I am struggling with a decision that some have
>probably been through, or are currently experiencing:
>
>If one wishes to run Linux and write Java code
>(including, the potential of the java 3d api),
>should one get and x86 and run RedHatx (and or another
>x86 flavor), or should one go with a PowerPC and run
>LinuxPPC (or MkLinux).
>
>My concern is primarily with the prospect of future
>java support (for access to the latest), in Linux.
>I have a leaning toward getting a PowerPC for gut
>reasons. But, I am having difficulty determining
>the current pulse regarding the commitment to
>java on PowerPC's. I realize that Java 2 will soon
>be out for both x86 and PPC, but is there any indication
>that the PPC will be java supported into the future?
>I realize that there is no guarantee, I am just looking
>for indications.
>
>Other issues of interest are the future prospects
>of java 3d on x86 and PowerPC linux versions.
>Are there 3D accelerator drivers currently in the
>works for Linux OpenGl api type graphics, that
>java 3d can take advantage of. If so, do/will there
>be drivers for the PPC as well as the x86 chips.
>And is there a port of the java 3d api to linux/(Mesa
>or other OpenGl api) in the works?
