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From:Matt Sealey
Date:21 Jun 2001 at 20:31:20
Subject:Re: Whinge,whinge!!!!

Hello Kevin

On 21-Jun-01, you wrote:

> Hello Matt,
>
> On 20-Jun-01, you wrote:
>
>> very much doubt they'll release the hardware specs required to
>> create a HAL for it.
>
> HAL?

Hardware Abstraction Layer.

It's the magic that sits inbetween the hardware, and any hardware
independant code. Usually means that you can access a standard
set of functions for hardware without knowing exactly what it does.

The nearest thing we have to a proper HAL that everyone can use
is Warp3D - is takes the fundamental concepts of a 3D pipeline
and makes it available in a consistent way without us having to
know anything about how the 3dfx FIFO, nVidia's multipliers, or
where you have to push vertex lists on any card.

Thanks



Matt Sealey <matt@kittycat.co.uk>
Website http://www.kittycat.co.uk

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