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COMMERCIAL: Metro Link's OpenGL - Linux
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Mon Oct 16 16:29:23 1995
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:02:06 +0200
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
Reply-To: linux-announce-owner@vger.rutgers.edu
From: chickadee!holly@eunet.fi (Holly Robinson)
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Metro Link's OpenGL - Linux
Organization: Metro Link Incorporated
Keywords: graphics,opengl,metro link,linux
Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Followup-to: comp.os.linux.x
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IT'S HERE---IT'S OUT---IT'S SHIPPING---IT'S REAL!
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METRO LINK RELEASES TRUE OPEN GL FOR LINUX
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Put on your blue and red 3D glasses, Metro OpenGL is coming at ya!
Metro Link bursts into the 3D rendering market with our optimized
and fully SGI-compliant version of OpenGL(tm) for Linux. Rotating,
bouncing blobs can be displayed and interactively controlled on
screen via 250 OpenGL routines. Objects can be rendered in
wireframe, shaded-solid, and transparent modes--with user-definable
textures, surfaces, and other attributes.
Metro OpenGL (MOGL) is the optimum environment for developing 2D
and 3D graphics applications. As the recognized graphics
standard, OpenGL runs on a variety of platforms without the need
to rewrite applications for each system's graphics driver.
=== FEATURES ===
OpenGL is rich with possibilities for your graphics
implementations. Rendering capabilities range from simple
geometric points, lines, and filled polygons to sophisticated
lighted and texture-mapped NURBS curved surfaces.
Metro OpenGL is conformance certified as OpenGL compatible.
The 250 routines of OpenGL provide software developers with these
capabilities:
* Geometric and Raster Primitives
* RGBA or Color Index Mode
* Display List or Immediate Mode
* Viewing and Modeling Transformations
* Lighting and Shading
* Hidden Surface Removal (depth buffer)
* Anti-Aliasing
* Texture Mapping
* Atmospheric effects (fog, smoke, haze)
* Feedback and Selection
* Stencil Planes
* Accumulation Buffer
=== THE METRO LINK DIFFERENCE ===
Metro Link is the leader in the Intel UNIX X Server Market. Using
our intimate knowledge of client-server graphics systems, Metro
Link has improved upon the sample OpenGL implementation by
combining it with the power of Metro-X (our enhanced X Window
System server set which provides optimized high-performance
servers for an extensive array of graphics cards). This
combination of products allows us to optimize our port of OpenGL.
For example:
* Metro OpenGL supports software double buffering,
via the Double Buffering Extension. This removes
the annoying flicker from animated displays.
* Metro OpenGL supports 8-, 15-, 16-, and
24-bit displays. True color modes greater than
8-bit are essential for realistic shading
(otherwise "psychedelic" shading is displayed).
In addition, some OpenGL applications can not run
without true color visual.
* In straight ports of OpenGL, operations are
drawn one pixel at a time, so the rendering of
graphics is extremely slow. Metro Link
streamlined the interface between OpenGL and X
to use X requests such as SetSpans, FillSpans,
and PolySegment, increasing throughput by a
factor of 20 on some operations.
Metro Link is committed to providing optimized high-performance
graphics software. We currently produce a 2D hardware
accelerated X server and a 3D hardware accelerated PEX Extension.
Support for hardware acceleration in OpenGL is under development.
Purchase of Metro Link's initial software-only OpenGL product
entitles you to one FREE UPGRADE when hardware acceleration is
released.
Metro Link recognizes the importance of the Linux operating
system in the world market. We were the first company to ship
commercial software for Linux, and our product line continues
to expand. One-stop shopping at Metro Link now includes these
products for Linux:
* Motif 2.0
* Metro-X
* Metro-Xv
* Metro OpenGL (MOGL)
As always, Metro Link software comes with 90 days of free
technical support (via phone, fax, or email) and a 30-day
money-back guarantee.
=== WHAT'S INCLUDED ===
* GL Library
* GLU Library
* GLUT Toolkit
* Headers
* Compiled Demos
* Demo Source Code
* Man Pages
* GLX Extension
* Double Buffer Extension
* Metro-X Enhanced Server Set (Special FREE Bonus)
* One FREE Upgrade when Hardware Acceleration is Released.
=== SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ===
SOFTWARE
All libraries and demos are in ELF.
To run GL clients and to develop GL applications you will need:
* libc 5.0.9 or above
* ld.so 1.6.5 or above
* Linux 1.1.92 or above, kernel must be built
with support for ELF executables.
* XFree86 3.1.1 or above, X libraries must be
linked against libc 5.
* binutils 2.5.2l.15 or above
* To unpack, gzip and gnu tar, and cpio for
diskette distributions.
* To compile, gcc 2.6.4-950305 or above
=== DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS ===
Metro OpenGL is available
* via Internet FTP (no shipping charge, no shipping time) or
* on two 3.5" diskettes (see shipping charges below)
=== PRICE & AVAILABLITY ===
Metro OpenGL for Linux is $199.
Metro-X (normally $99) is included free during this special offer!
Metro OpenGL is available now!
Call for availability on other UNIX platforms.
=== ORDERING ===
To place an order, please contact Metro Link directly:
Phone: 305-938-0283, ext. 1
Fax: 305-938-1982
Email: holly@metrolink.com
Web: http://www.metrolink.com/
Metro Link Incorporated
4711 North Powerline Road
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
USA
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Metro OpenGL 1.1 - NEW PURCHASE Order Form for Linux
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(Fax to 305-938-1982 or Email to holly@metrolink.com)
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Name:
Shipping Address:
Billing Address (if different from Shipping Address):
Phone Number (required for international orders):
Fax number:
Email Address:
Media Choice:
Internet FTP:
3.5" Diskette:
Shipping Method:
UPS 2-Day ($9 - US Only):
UPS 1-Day ($21 - US Only):
Internet FTP (No charge):
Outside of US (email us for price):
Price: $199.00
(This Special Introductory Offer includes Metro-X!)
Payment method:
Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Amex):
Card Number:
Expiration Date:
Cardholder's name as it appears:
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