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Glide (API)

Glide is a 3D graphics API developed by 3dfx Interactive for their Voodoo Graphics 3D accelerator cards. It started as a proprietary API but was later open-sourced by 3dfx. It was dedicated to rendering performance, supporting geometry and texture mapping primarily, in data formats identical to those used internally in their cards. Wide adoption of 3Dfx…

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License
GNU General Public License[citation needed] 3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License · GNU General Public License[citation needed] · 3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
3dfx Interactive
Stable release
3.10.00.30303 / September 2, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-09-02)
Type
3D graphics API
Written in
Assembly, C

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Glide wrappers and emulators

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Glide (API)

Nodes13
Edges12
Triples9
Avg. degree1.85
Density0.153846
Components1

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License · 3
Glide (API) → 3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License, GNU General Public License[citation needed], GNU General Public License[citation needed] 3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License
Operating system · 1
Glide (API) → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
Glide (API) → 3dfx Interactive
Stable release · 1
Glide (API) → 3.10.00.30303 / September 2, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-09-02)
Type · 1
Glide (API) → 3D graphics API
Website · 1
Glide (API) → sourceforge.net/projects/glide/
Written in · 1
Glide (API) → Assembly, C

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glide 3dfx api 3d graphics archived interactive wayback machine cards used opengl voodoo proprietary later late 1990s wrappers license sourceforge

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Glide (API)LicenseGNU General Public License[citation needed] 3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License1.00infobox
Glide (API)LicenseGNU General Public License[citation needed]1.00infobox
Glide (API)License3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License1.00infobox
Glide (API)Operating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
Glide (API)Original author3dfx Interactive1.00infobox
Glide (API)Stable release3.10.00.30303 / September 2, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-09-02)1.00infobox
Glide (API)Type3D graphics API1.00infobox
Glide (API)Websitesourceforge.net/projects/glide/1.00infobox
Glide (API)Written inAssembly, C1.00infobox

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