RE: [Threedsia-dev] Windows to go 3D... but not in Whistler

[Eric B. <eb...@us...>]

> From: On Behalf Of le...@to...
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:06 PM
>
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 07:12:19PM +0000, James Stafford wrote:
> > I don't know how many of you will have seen this.
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16270.html
>
> It's just Micro$oft vaporware. Even if it eventually get written, it'll
> be buggy, slow, and cost a small fortune. Besides, it just 2D apps in 3D
> space ... same old stuff. Somtimes I think we're the only people who are
> actually working on cyber*space*.
>
> 3D window managers are just 2D window manages with funny shaped
> desktops.

This may be true...but M$ does often times put a lot of money into user
friendly research.  We shouldn't write it off completely.  Let's do the M$
strategy....Take it and adapt it to our use...maybe even add something to
it.

...but then everyone seems to want to write off all the contributions made
to VRML....so whatever...

I still think we will need 3D equivalants to a lot of 2D apps though...at
least if we are ever to convince people to want to use a 3D environment.

Eric Bresie
eb...@us...