IRIS GL (Integrated Raster Imaging System Graphics Library) is a proprietary graphics
API
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how ...
created by
Silicon Graphics
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (stylized as SiliconGraphics before 1999, later rebranded SGI, historically known as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS) was an American high-performance computing manufacturer, producing computer hardware and soft ...
(SGI) in the early 1980s for producing 2D and 3D computer graphics on their
IRIX
IRIX ( ) is a discontinued operating system developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to run on the company's proprietary MIPS workstations and servers. It is based on UNIX System V with BSD extensions. In IRIX, SGI originated the XFS file system and ...
-based IRIS graphical workstations.
Later SGI removed their proprietary code, reworked various system calls, and released IRIS GL as the industry standard
OpenGL
OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. The API is typically used to interact with a graphics processing unit (GPU), to achieve hardwa ...
.
See also
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Silicon Graphics Image
Silicon Graphics Image (SGI) or the RGB file format is the native raster graphics file format for Silicon Graphics workstations. The format was invented by Paul Haeberli. It can be run-length encoded (RLE). FFmpeg and ImageMagick, among others, ...
for file extension
.iris
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SGI IRIS
The SGI IRIS series of terminals and workstations from Silicon Graphics was produced in the 1980s and 1990s. IRIS is an acronym for Integrated Raster Imaging System.
Overview 68000
The early systems up to IRIS 3000 use the Motorola 68000 series ...
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IrisVision
IrisVision is an expansion card developed by Silicon Graphics for IBM compatible PCs in 1991 and is one of the first 3D accelerator cards available for the high end PC market. IrisVision is an adaptation of the graphics pipeline from the Personal ...
- first port to PCs
References
*{{Cite conference
, first = James
, last = Clark
, title = The Geometry Engine: A VLSI Geometry System for Graphics
, book-title = Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
, pages = 127–133
, date = July 1982
, url = https://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/PDFs/geometry-engine.pdf
External links
Official OpenGL websiteSGI's OpenGL website
3D graphics software
Application programming interfaces
Graphics libraries
Graphics standards
SGI graphics
Video game development software