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- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: Indigo's hidden surface removal
- Message-ID: <nvg00r8@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 03:54:40 GMT
- References: <HINKER.92Jul30080427@twins.acl.lanl.gov>
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- In <HINKER.92Jul30080427@twins.acl.lanl.gov> hinker@acl.lanl.gov (Paul J. Hinker) writes:
- | Hmm, I just installed an XS upgrade to my Indigo [including the
- | 4.0.2 upgrade] and I'm seeing some strange behaviour. It appears as
- | if, instead of doing regular hidden surface removal, the graphics
- | library is doing screen door transparency. [Since I don't have any
- | alpha bitplanes].
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- Perhaps your code expects a Zbuffer, and you didn't order one?
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- Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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