Technical Info

  • OpenGL.org Website

    The Web site is the vendor-independent site for daily updates, technical documentation, white papers, demos, and OpenGL® news. This site is sponsored by SGI and runs on an SGI® Origin 200® server.

  • The OpenGL News Group

    This news group is a resource for developers who are using OpenGL. The list is an unmoderated, free-form discussion of OpenGL issues both technical and nontechnical.

  • OpenGL Programming Guides and Reference Manuals

    There is a library of OpenGL programming guides available on the SGI technical publications Web site.

  • OpenGL Programming Books

    A variety of OpenGL programming books are available, many by SGI authors. Refer to www.opengl.org for titles, authors, and brief summaries.

  • OpenGL Datasheet

  • OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB)

    www.OpenGL.org also functions as the official Web site of the OpenGL ARB. For updates on what the ARB is doing, please refer to that site.

  • OpenGL Training Classes and Support

    SGI offers training in the use of OpenGL on the IRIX®, Windows NT®, and Linux® platforms.

  • Professional Services

    SGI also offers support for OpenGL on SGI platforms.