Java 3D on MacOS ?

I think this is the freshest rumor. I wish there was a Mac/Java3d rumor support group. :)

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Update on Mac OS X J3D discussions from the Java 3D list... future keeps getting brighter...

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>Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 12:20:46 -0400

>From: Isie Masri

>Subject:Re: [JAVA3D] latest MacOSX news?

>To: JAVA3D-INTEREST@JAVA.SUN.COM

>

>Actually, a developer from Apple came to the Sun booth at Siggraph

>to take a look at the Xtivia Reality Server. He mentioned that he was

>responsible for the J3D port and he was interested in looking at sample

>J3D applications.

>

>-isie

>

>At 10:26 PM 9/6/2001 -0700, you wrote:

>>At JavaOne, I spoke with some of the Java/OS X guys in the Apple booth. I

>>commended them for including a modern JVM in OS X. Then I specifically

>>asked if OS X was going to support Java3D, and he gave a definate yes. He

>>said that they even had it running on a single machine at apple (sounded

>>like they had to do some serious voodoo to get it to work). But then he

>>reiterated that before they do Java3D they needed to get the rest of the

>>stuff in OS X up to speed. I think the guy I spoke with also mentioned

>>something about licencing costs or something...can't exactly remember.

>>

>>My take is that they are teetering on if they should support Java3D or not,

>>given that they have not made any public announcements. I feel that it is

>>important for us to let Apple know, in a kind but convincing way, that we

>>would like to see Java3D on OS X. Maybe we need a slogan that says

>>something to the effect of:

>>

>>"Apple: If you support Java3D in OS X, I'll buy a new Mac."

>>

>>I mean that literally myself.

>>

>>It would seem that Sun would also have an interest in this happening.

>>Consider the alternative, MS is going to fight Sun all the way, whereas

>>Apple is shipping JDK 1.3...just imagine what it would be like if an updated

>>version of OS X had Java3D installed by default! It can happen.

>>

>>Who do we talk to? Who do we email and let them know?

>>

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rimlinger1 at 2007-7-1 14:13:31 >