Re: [HACKERS] Re: Developers Globe (FINAL)

Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>

From: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: scrappy@hub.org, hackers@postgreSQL.org, vadim@krs.ru, jwieck@debis.com
Date: 1999-03-16T20:20:39Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 16-Mar-99 Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> > Now you know how I felt with the globe(too fast, hard to see), and
>> > static map(bad dots).
>> 
>>     The  first  raytraced  example  (just  a quick shot :-) is in
>>     place.
>> 
>>         http://www.postgresql.org/~wieck/index.html
>> 
>>     As you might expect, the locations of the nails are from  the
>>     same  data I already have. I just bent them a little so every
>>     location is visible. There is no map behind, but that's  easy
>>     and could have it's hot areas under the knobs of the nails.
> 
> Woh.  I didn't know what ratracing was, but I know I like it.  Certainly
> jumps out at you.  Is it in a paper tray?

Almost looks like a wooden box with water in it and the continents are
floating on the water.  Jan, what are you using to create that?

Vince.
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