Peter Brett wrote:
On Friday 12 May 2006 20:57, Ray Heasman wrote:
I, personally, do not want a 3D card for GUI use at all. I want a GUI
that works, and works responsively, and smoothly. Ex-Amiga users will
know what I mean. Everyone else has yet to experience what I am talking
about.
I think the "3D GUI" argument is a bit of a cop-out. I think
what OGC is really doing is trying to avoid having to go
head-to-head with the latest and greatest 3D proprietary
card. With the market realities of today it is unlikely that OGC
will be able to compete with the hottest new games running on
the newest accelerated video system.
But so what? 3D GUI is not the only other reason for wanting 3D.
I need all the things you need, and I need 3D. Specifically, OpenGL. For the
following things, all of which require OpenGL:
- CAD (e.g. ProE's features):
- Solid modelling/moulded parts
- Sheet metal parts
- Antennae (some of the latest tools show the generated
field in OpenGL)
- Mechanism design/animation
- Open-Source 3D art modelling (Blender, etc)
- Playing Open Source games (Tuxracer, Quake I/II/III-based stuff, Cube...)
Pretty much the same as my list.
And I want my 3D card from a vendor who does more than pay lip service to
support for free operating systems, and provides proper documentation, so
that the open source drivers don't suck.
Right.
I also want the ASIC product for incorporation into embedded systems. I can
think of many applications for such a product.
This is not really something I care about, but I can see reasons
why I might care one day (I might want to use one of those systems).
But I don't need all the latest per-pixel shaders, blah blah blah that the
latest ATi/nVidia cards boast about. OpenGL 1.0 is more or less enough
(well, maybe there are some 2.0 features that I need, but I can't think what
they might be).
There's always going to be some new bleeding edge thing out
there, and as things stand, you won't be able to catch it with
an open hardware project -- not with the way the production
costs run today.
I can't afford an OGD board. But I sure as hell will buy a OGC if and when it
arrives.
Hmm. I'm a latecomer ... what's the difference between "OGC"
and "OGD"?
Cheers,
Terry
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Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com
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