About This Guide

Guide to OpenGL on Windows From Silicon Graphics is for programmers who want to use the OpenGL® graphics library under Microsoft Windows® 95 or Microsoft Windows NT(TM). The guide expands on the OpenGL Programming Guide, which describes implementation-independent aspects of OpenGL.

This guide discusses the following major topics:

• Integrating OpenGL programs with Microsoft Windows systems

• Using new features in OpenGL 1.1 to optimize your program

• Using OpenGL extensions for Windows to optimize your program

• Achieving maximum performance under Windows

What This Guide Contains

What You Should Know Before Reading This Guide

Background Reading

Conventions Used in This Guide