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- From: cpirazzi@bonk.esd.sgi.com (Chris Pirazzi)
- Newsgroups: comp.dsp
- Subject: Re: Common Sound API?
- Message-ID: <njc8jro@fido.asd.sgi.com>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 23:20:06 GMT
- References: <1992Jul20.224353.935@smsc.sony.com> <ni4r8rs@fido.asd.sgi.com> <1992Jul21.213429.18469@smsc.sony.com>
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- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
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- In article <1992Jul21.213429.18469@smsc.sony.com> dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) writes:
- >
- >|> I heard some other vendors were interested in licensing our API,
- >|> so it's possible that this API will come into more widespread use.
- >
- >Hmm. I think I should have added one thing: The API should also be
- >freely available.
- >
- >While I have no reason to believe that SGI's API is anything less
- >than great, I don't think I would be able to convince Sony that
- >we should replace our existing API if we have to license it from
- >another company.
- >
- >Now, if SGI were to consider making their API specification freely
- >available...
- >
-
- hmm, well I just said 'licensing' because I heard someone was
- interested in that, but that was a while ago and I'm not sure what the
- current status is.
-
- So, you might want to call Dave Larson at SGI (415 960 1980) to
- find out what the current possibilities are ...
-
- - Chris Pirazzi
-