RE: [Algorithms] Fahrenheit (was FW: [CsMain] Scene Graphs)

[Eugene F. <fo...@dr...>]

Jonathan Wight wrote:
> What is happening with Fahrenheit BTW? Is it dead? I found a news link
> yesterday that seemed to say it was alive and doing well but I couldn't
> confirm it.
>
> Also has anyone got any good links to some Fahrenheit technical
> documentation?

SGI pulled out when they finally realized what Fahrenheit was...a
poorly-concealed attempt by Microsoft to kill OpenGL.  Microsoft had little
use for it after SGI made it clear that they weren't going to obsolete
OpenGL in favor of it.  So they both just let it drop.

I was truly worried about SGI when they announced they were working on
Fahrenheit in the first place.  Companies that "partner" with Microsoft have
a funny way of disappearing one way or another.  When SGI pulled out of
Fahrenheit my heart sang.

Eugene