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From: s8922967@ipc10.tmc.edu (Murray John GILBERT)
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Subject: Re: Graphics Standard
Keywords: Graphics
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Date: 17 May 91 05:44:46 GMT
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I reckon that the idea of having a "24bit.device" or "24bit.library" would be
a good idea.  Maybe something vaguely analogous to what X windows is in the
sense that it would work regardless of the real capabilities of the underlying
graphics hardware. One thing I wonder is that if it was say a library, what
would the version number represent, I assume that it would specify the
minimum functions that would be in each vendor's version of it, how can we
be sure all the required primitives will exist, and how would extensions
to the library be handled.

Just some muddled thoughts


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