P3D Re: flash-back

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:42 AM 12/15/99 , you wrote:

> >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?

How about something less sensationalistic, like:

         Although the computer stores 3D representations of the objects,
         only 2D views are normally displayed.


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