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Efficient implementations of OpenGL (leveraging graphics acceleration hardware to a greater or lesser extent) exist for Windows, many UNIX platforms, and MacOS. These implementations are generally provided by display device manufacturers and rely heavily on the hardware provided by that manufacturer. The open source library Mesa is a fully software-based graphics API which is code-compatible with OpenGL. However, for licensing reasons it claims merely to be a "very similar" API.
The OpenGL specification is overseen by the OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) which was formed in 1992. The ARB consists of a set of companies with a vested interest in creating a consistent and widely available API. According to the official OpenGL website, voting members of the ARB as of JuneJune is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Events in June The solstice occurs around the 21st of this month, although it may occur on either the 20 or 22. It is t 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom include 3Dlabs3Dlabs is a small graphics chip, graphics processing unit, and graphics card company that specializes in high-end computer graphics solutions. Formerly independent, it is now a subsidiary of Creative Labs. 3Dlabs is a member of the OpenGL Architecture rev, Apple ComputerApple Computer, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company based in Cupertino, California, whose main business is computer technologies. Best known for its range of Macintosh computers and, more recently, its iPod personal audio ( MP3 and otherwise) player and iTun, ATI TechnologiesATI Technologies Inc. where ATI is an acronym for Array Technology Industry is a Canadian manufacturer of graphics cards, graphics chips and graphics processing units for personal computers. Founded in 1985, their main headquarters is located in Markham,, Dell Computer, Evans & SutherlandEvans & Sutherland is a computer firm involved in the computer graphics field. Their products are used primarily by the military and large industrial firms for training and simulation, and in digital projection environments like planetariums. David Evans, Hewlett-PackardThe Hewlett-Packard Company ( NYSE: HPQ , commonly known as HP is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. Its products are concentrated in the fields of computing, printing, and digital imaging. It also sells so, IBM, Intel, Matrox, NVIDIA, SGI and Sun Microsystems. ( Microsoft, one of the founding members, left in March 2003.)