IRIS GL
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IRIS GL is an early proprietary 3D graphics application programming interface developed by Silicon Graphics that served as a precursor to OpenGL.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3D graphics library
ⓘ
application programming interface ⓘ graphics API ⓘ |
| abstractionLevel | low-level graphics API ⓘ |
| APIStyle | procedural ⓘ |
| designedFor |
IRIS workstations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silicon Graphics workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
SGI
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ⓘ
Silicon Graphics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| graphicsPipelineLevel | immediate-mode API ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clipping
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color indexing ⓘ double buffering ⓘ event handling integration ⓘ hidden surface removal ⓘ immediate mode rendering ⓘ lighting model support ⓘ line and point primitives ⓘ matrix stack operations ⓘ polygon rendering ⓘ state machine API design ⓘ viewport control ⓘ |
| influenced | OpenGL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOpenStandard | false ⓘ |
| isProprietary | true ⓘ |
| languageBinding | C ⓘ |
| platform |
IRIX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNIX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precursorTo | OpenGL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IRIS workstation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IRIX operating system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | OpenGL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizationOutcome | led to creation of OpenGL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportsDimension |
2D
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3D ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
CAD developers
ⓘ
graphics programmers ⓘ scientific computing developers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
3D rendering
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CAD applications ⓘ interactive computer graphics ⓘ scientific visualization ⓘ simulation graphics ⓘ |
| vendorLockIn | high ⓘ |
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