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From: herzog@dogwalk.Eng.Sun.COM (Brian Herzog, DSGG/DGDO/GSP/MRG/WXYZ)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: XGL Graphics Library
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Date: 24 Aug 90 23:57:15 GMT
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In article <828@dg.dg.com> jorge@dg-rtp.dg.com (Jorge Lach) writes:
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>Could somebody tell me if Sun's XGL graphics library is in any
>way compatible to Silicon Graphics'?
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Yes, I can.  No, it's not.

GL is a graphics library for SGI machines.  XGL is a graphics library 
for Sun machines running OpenWindows (aka X/NeWS).  The two libraries
have similar purposes, but are not binary- or source-compatible.
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Brian Herzog        herzog@Eng.Sun.COM        ...!sun!eng!herzog