LinuxFocus: January 1998

Learn How to Program 3D Graphics This issue of LinuxFocus brings to you the first articles in a series that explores the 3D programming possibilities of Linux. From libraries intallation to hardware support and various API interfaces!

Contents

• Mail From Our Readers
• What is OpenGL by Miguel Angel Sepúlveda
  This article is the first in a series about OpenGL, perhaps the most succesful API for high-end 3D graphics
• GLUT programming:Windows and Animations by Miguel Angel Sepúlveda
  GLUT is the GL Utility Toolkit, developed by Mark Kilgard. In this article the author introduces GLUT, and gives us a primer on Windows and Animations handling with GLUT.
• OpenGL Programming:Simple Polygon Rendering by Miguel Angel Sepúlveda
  The author describes the first steps into any OpenGL application and tells us how to render simple polygons in 2D
• Hardware Review:3Dfx graphics card by Phil Ross
  3Dfx Interactive's 3D chipset is changing the world of high-end graphics...and they support Linux!
• Kernel Secrets by Emiliano Ariel Lesende
  Short description of the Linux Kernel.
• Debugging Code with ddd by Jose Maria Laveda
  ddd is a wonderful graphical debugger. In this article the author describes some basic functions of ddd.
• Network Management and Monitoring with Linux by David Guerrero
  Learn how to mantain the availability of resources such as routers, hubs, servers and every critical device in the network.
• Getting Linux to Run a Computer with an Alpha CPU by Bruce Ediger
  The author share with us his experiences putting together an Alpha PC.
• Interesting Things We Heard:Straight from the Horse's Mouth
• Tips:Enabling Profile on the Alpha
• Tips:Setting Up a ZIP drive on an Alpha platform
• News:ECC2-79 cracked: Alpha Linux did it

Coming in the future to your friendly Screen:

• Miguel A Sepulveda will continue the GLUT and OpenGL series, he will tell us more about GLUT windows managment and more about polygone rendering.
• Phil Ross will write about the programming peculiarities of 3Dfx cards.
• Juan M Sepulveda and Phil Ross take on the job of comparing Photoshop and Gimp's functionality.
• Various authors will describe the X environment and the utilities available