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gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 months ago
When openGL was developed for 3d graphics in Windows, there was not yet any Software to showcase its capabilities. So the internal Microsoft team held a competition for procedural 3d graphics using the new technology. They looked amazing, but served no real function… Which made them perfect for screensavers!
Psythik@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I had no idea that Microsoft made those screensavers. Now I’m wondering why why would make software for the direct competitor to DirectX.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 3 months ago
They still needed to support OpenGL on the platform due to so much other software using it.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Here is a more detailed blog post I found. I hope I got the details right!