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* Rendition SDK - December 18, 1998 Release
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Rendition manufactures the leading low-cost, high-performance 2D/3D graphics acceleration
chips for the mainstream personal computer market.

Rendition's graphics accelerators support software developed with the Direct3D, OpenGL,
and RRedline APIs. Our older DOS-based Speedy3D API has been depreciated.

This software development kit contains documentation, information, and sample code to help
you take advantage of Rendition hardware

THIS SDK IS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES ONLY.  End users should obtain the latest drivers
from their board manufacturer.  Note that board manufacturers do make modifications to
the drivers supplied by Rendition, and we can not guarantee that released drivers will
run identically to our reference drivers. We can also not guarantee that our reference
drivers will run properly on every board configuration. 

Application developers should communicate directly with the board manufacturers to ensure
that their application runs on drivers and hardware that have been released to end users.

DRIVERS INCLUDED IN THIS SDK ARE PROVIDED FOR KNOWLEDGEABLE DEVELOPER USE ONLY!
End-users are warned that Rendition can not be responsible for any problems that occur
with these drivers, and will not be able to provide any support should problems occur.


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* Overview
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The Rendition SDK contains the following directories:

Drivers		- Win95, Win98, & WinNT drivers for V1000 and V2000 based cards plus URLs
                  to board maker driver sites. (Win95 drivers are Win98 compatible)
MiniGL		- Contains MiniGl files.
OpenGL		- Contains OpenGL ICD files.
Logo      	- Artwork and instructions for using the Rendition Ready logo.
RRedline  	- Contains the RRedline API SDK
RRosetta  	- Sample engine that uses D3D, OpenGL, and RRedline.

Please note that optimization techniques are available in the last 
section of the RRedline API programming guide. These are not just for RRedline
but for OpenGL and D3D as well. Even if you are not working on a RRedline title,
please browse that section to make your title more "Rendition Ready".

The latest version of the Rendition SDK can always be found at the Rendition Online
Developer Zone (RODZ) at http://www.rendition.com/rodz/.

You will be able to download the entire SDK complete with an installer, or can download
refreshed zips of the directories that have changed. Developers are urged to check RODZ
and the Rendition Developer Forums monthly to keep an eye on announcements, bug fixes,
patches, and new releases of this SDK.


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* Release Notes
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August 13, 1998
	First general release of the Rendition SDK.

September 21, 1998 
	New NT drivers for V1000 and V2000 based cards.
	RRosetta engine includes NT support, fixed geometry pipeline,
		and fixes for OpenGL engine.

October 16, 1998
	New driver collection, featuring WHQL Win95 drivers and beta Win9x drivers.
	RRosetta version 1.3.1 with texture cache fixes for RRedline and D3D.
	OpenGL ICD reved to Beta 3a.

December 18, 1998
	New driver collection - featuring newer beta drivers, NT drivers, and NT5 drivers.


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* Support
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Rendition provides developer support via online discussion forums, email, phone, and
one-on-one meetings. 


For technical issues:

1. Post your problem into the appropriate Developer discussion forum. These forums are
listed at http://www.rendition.com/rodz/forums.html. Rendition engineers monitor these
groups and will usually respond within a few days.

2. If the issue is confidential or requires a more urgent response, please email
devsupport@rendition.com with a full description of your needs.

3. If the issue is extremely urgent, please call Rendition at 408-822-0100 and ask to
speak with a developer support engineer. We are not equipped to provide telephone
support, so please, only call if the other avenues have failed you and time is running
short.

4. To schedule a one-on-one session with a Rendition engineer, please call our Developer
Relations Manager Chris Dunphy at 408-822-0177.


For general developer relations issues:

1. Email evang@rendition.com with detailed information about your request.

2. For more urgent issues, please call our Developer Relations Manager Chris Dunphy at
408-822-0177.


Thank you for your interest in Rendition!
