OpenGL Programming Guide (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company)

Second Edition

The Official Guide to
Learning OpenGL, Version 1.1

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For my family - Ellyn, Ricky, and Lucy.

To Tom Doeppner and Andy van Dam, who started me along this path.

OpenGL Programming Guide (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company)