IRIS GL explained

IRIS GL
Developer:	Silicon Graphics
Latest Release Version:	n/a
Operating System:	IRIX
Genre:	API
License:	Various proprietary
Discontinued:	OpenGL website=

IRIS GL (Integrated Raster Imaging System Graphics Library) is a proprietary graphics API created by Silicon Graphics (SGI) in the early 1980s for producing 2D and 3D computer graphics on their IRIX-based IRIS graphical workstations.^{[1] [2]} Later SGI removed their proprietary code, reworked various system calls, and released IRIS GL as the industry standard OpenGL.^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Silicon Graphics Image for file extension .iris
• SGI IRIS
• IrisVision - first port to PCs

References

• James . Clark . The Geometry Engine: A VLSI Geometry System for Graphics . Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques . 127–133 . July 1982 .

External links

• Official OpenGL website
• SGI's OpenGL website

Notes and References

1. Book: OpenGL Game Development. 43. History of OpenGL. Seddon, Chris. Wordware. 2005. 1-55622-989-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=ahb5bqeLROAC&q=IRIS+GL&pg=PA43.
2. Web site: Kilgard, Mark. OpenGL Prehistory: IRIS GL (slide from SIGGRAPH talk). www.slideshare.net. 2008.
3. Web site: SGI – OpenGL Overview. https://web.archive.org/web/20041031094901/http://www.sgi.com/products/software/opengl/overview.html. October 31, 2004. August 20, 2024. live.
4. Web site: Peddie. Jon. Who's the Fairest of Them All?. Computer Graphics World. August 20, 2024. July 2012.
5. Web site: July 31, 2006. OpenGL ARB to Pass Control of OpenGL Specification to Khronos Group. August 20, 2024. The Khronos Group. en.