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From: Stefan.Taferner@risc.uni-linz.ac.at
Subject: Re: Graphics in MOO?
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> I was wondering if anyone had, or was in the stages of doing or
> considering beginning, adding graphics to MOO?

I wrote a generic client for 2D bitmap graphics half a year ago.
Since that we are developing a moo database that uses the graphical
abilities.

The client is rather simple. All bitmaps are stored local, but they
can be downloaded from the server if required.

I think that 2D is a good compromise. I think that the internet
is yet too slow to handle 3D.
It is also possible to have a client that does the 2D graphics
on a text term (my first client worked this way).

The client is lying at parcftp, if somebody is interested.
I also made the alpha version of my moo public available
- -- it was a long time not but now it is accessible again
on idefix.risc.uni-linz.ac.at 4201.

- -- Stefan

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