Glide
Glide is a graphics interface for Voodoo graphics cards introduced by 3dfx , which quickly became popular due to its simple integration. Glide became known in the mid-1990s, because back then only DirectX , which was newly introduced in September 1995 and was hardly supported by computer games in the early years, and the OpenGL interface known for complex CAD systems , were available for computer systems . Back then, Glide offered a fast, very clean driver code, which was very much appreciated by a large fan base.
However, due to the restriction to 3dfx hardware, the interface could not establish itself in the long term. The takeover of 3dfx by competitor Nvidia in December 2000 meant the end of the further development and production of graphics cards with Glide support. In order to be able to play old games with 3dfx support without an appropriate graphics card, some " Glide Wrapper " projects were created, e.g. B. Openglide for Windows and Glidos for MS-DOS . Openglide maps the Glide commands to OpenGL and simulates a 3dfx card on OpenGL-compatible cards. Openglide can also be used under Wine . In the meantime, other glide wrappers have appeared that offer extensive setting options.
Web links
- Glide wrapper
- nGlide - nGlide translates all Glide commands into Direct3D (active, as of 2019)
- dgVoodoo - another 3dfx emulator for Windows with extensive setting options (active, as of 2019)
- Glidos - 3dfx emulator for DOS (last update 2017)
- Openglide - free 3dfx emulator for Windows (last update 2004)
- Information pages
- Programming Guide (English).
- Glide Porting Guide (PDF; 218 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Ahlf: Glide Wrappers Return ( English ) www.glideunderground.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012.