Whether the Java3D VecMath package uses Pentium III-specific
instructions is dependent on the platform's OpenGL or DirectX
implementation. Java3D is implemented on top of either of those,
depending on your OS platform (UNIX implementations use OpenGL or Mesa,
Windows implementations use OpenGL or DirectX).
Check the documentation for the low-level graphics library you're using
to find the answer to your question.
--Jeff
"Thomas M. Sasala" wrote:
>
> Frank Deutschmann wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Presuming that I can't get a hold of the source code, could someone
> > perhaps tell me how the Java3D VecMath package is implemented?
> > Specifically, I'm wondering if it makes use of the SIMD floating point
> > instructions on P-3 processors, and, more generally, how efficient it
> > is/what sort of performance to expect.
> >
>
> Java is crossplatform, so, it is highly unlikely that a class package
> uses something so intel-specific (if it doesn't use JNI). However, the
> JVM *might* be smart enough to do such a thing.
>
--
Jeff Galyan
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http://www.sun.com
jeffrey dot galyan at sun dot com
talisman at anamorphic dot com
Sun Certified Java(TM) Programmer
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