On Tue, 2 Jul 1996, Alex McLintock wrote:

>  Ok, I am now thinking of returning to VRML and the first step is to compile the 
>  publically available code.
>  
>  1) Is anyone out there doing VRML browsers for Acorns (either Risc OS or 
>     ported to RiscBSD)? I know of one - I think Gallileo reads VRML.

Don't think so. I think a commercial RiscOS program (DaVinci?) is able to
view VRML files without any problems.

>  2) Is there any OpenGl support? I know very little about it so I guess 
>     it is too big a task.

Under RiscOS or RiscBSD..? In any case, no. There is a freeware
implementation called MesaGL (openGL you need to pay for) but that tends
to run *far* too slowly to be of any use because of the lack of floating
point (though I haven't tried this on an FPA-equipped system. Rob?)

>  3) When porting software to RiscBSD what OS do people start from? obviously 
>     if there is a NetBSD version then compile that - but what are the best 
>     alternatives?

1) NetBSD
2) FreeBSD
3) general BSD 4.4
4) BSD 4.3 / OLDER BSD
5) SunOS4 with path changes...

anything else?

    Yours Aye,

    Neil

* Neil A Carson
* Internet Vision Ltd.
* E-Mail: neil@ivision.co.uk, Phone: (0171) 589 4500