OpenGL Performer™ Getting Started Guide

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CATIA is a registered trademark of DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A. Designer's Workbench is a trademark of Centric Software, Inc. Maya is a registered trademark and Wavefront is a trademark of Alias Systems, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. MIPS, R4400, and R8000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc., used under license by Silicon Graphics, Inc. OpenFlight is a registered trademark of Multigen. Motif is a registered trademark and OSF/Motif and the X Window System are trademarks of The Open Group. Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. DI-Guy is a trademark of Boston Dynamics, Inc. Lightscape is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvolds. Weather Environment Simulation Technology and WEST are trademarks of Southwest Research Institute. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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PATENT DISCLOSURE

Many of the techniques and methods disclosed in the Getting Started Guide are covered by patents held by Silicon Graphics including U.S. Patent Nos. 5,051,737; 5,369,739; 5,438,654; 5,394,170; 5,528,737; 5,528,738; 5,581,680; 5,471,572 and patent applications pending.