This is the repository of various info that is useful to know, but doesn't really have anyplace to call home. Outdated technology, failed initiatives, etc.

Fahrenheit: What happed to it anyway?

Fahrenheit was a SGI/Microsoft initiative that was supposed to remove the DirectX/OpenGL contention and just provide a higher-level platform that would just work. Cross-platform, API agnostic, optimized for speed and free to boot! Read about it here.

Talisman: Real or F.U.D.?

What happens when Microsoft tries to predict the future, and decided to dictate how the graphics pipeline shall work? A nobel effort, but in hindsight, doomed to failure. Read about it here.

The opinions expressed in these pieces are my own. Hell, I won't even guarantee I got everything right, I was just there for most of them. Got an opinion, send me mail!