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Developing for BeOS

What graphics language is used for programming BeOS applications?

Developing for BeOS:
BeOS Internals

FAQ Number:
FAQ-0176

Last Modified:
2/10/98

Keywords:
BeOS, Developing, Internals, program, graphics, video, language, API, 3D, OpenGL, QuickDraw

We have a proprietary graphics language, which is similar to QuickDraw, the graphics language for the Mac OS, in many ways.

We also have 3D graphics support in the form of our 3D Kit and the BeOS port of OpenGL. See our 3D White Paper and a Be Newsletter article about OpenGL for more details.

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