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TransGaming Releases Fast Software 3D Rendering

gavriels writes "TransGaming has just released SwiftShader, an ultra-fast software-only 3D renderer that supports Vertex and Pixel Shaders. SwiftShader dynamically compiles the geometry and rasterization pipelines to produce code that exactly matches the graphics features a game or application is using. Demo download and tech details can be found on their website."

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  1. Re:Ads by Anonymous+Custard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot Editor should change the post to indicate that.

    Change "on their website" to say "on our website".

  2. Fast Software 3D Rendering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Formerly known as slow rendering.

  3. Re:Ads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You sound tense. Why don't you unwind with a cool, delicious Coke(TM)?

  4. Next up... by Enahs · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...an uber ultra-fast fixed-point math library!

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  5. In other news... by TMonks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Earlier this afternoon, the CEO of TransGaming was found on his office floor with two broken knees. Witnesses observed a pickup truck with the word "nVidia" printed on the side leaving the scene.

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  6. Re:Ads by mcg1969 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey kid! Thanks.

  7. Re:Ads by gavriels · · Score: 3, Funny

    I didn't write 'on their website', I wrote 'here'. The Slashdot editors made that change.

  8. Faster than... by Mingco · · Score: 2, Funny

    Claiming that it's 50 times faster than some other software renderer is like claiming your racecar is 50 times faster than any other racecar that has no wheels.

    What's the point?

  9. Re:Ads by cyberdemo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey Gavriel, do you still sue people for packaging your software?

    Love,

    Someone who remembers the feud you had with Debian

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  10. Oh, come on! by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pull the other one, it's got bells on. You expect us to believe that the slashdot editors actually edited a submission?

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