P3D Re: flash-back

[John W Roberts <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 18:26:40 -0700
>From: Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: P3D Re: flash-back

>>Peter Davis wrote:
>> > Sentences like:
>> >
>> >  > While today's graphics cards have 3D features, PC
>> >  > Magazine points out the data is trapped inside the card and once
>> >  > it travels to the monitor, it is squeezed onto a 2D surface.
>> >
>> > only convince me that this was written by some clueless journalist who
>> > hasn't the foggiest idea what this is about.
>> >
>>
>>While a bit overly simplified, I don't find anything wrong with the
>>quote above.  A 3D graphics card is a specialized computer that
>>accepts a list of 3D objects from the main computer and renders them
>>to 2D before displaying on a monitor.
>>...

>I understand all this quite well.  I've been earning a living from computer 
>graphics for the past 20 years.  I still say the idea of data being 
>"trapped" in a card and "squeezed" onto a surface is journalistic 
>hogwash.  In fact, it is the card which is doing most of the 3D to 2D 
>projection.

If you were writing an article on the subject, what would be
a "politically correct" way to phrase the description?

John R