OpenGL API learning (2008) client server client server

Client ( client )： Stored in CPU In memory , And execute... In the application , Or in the driver of main system memory . The driver will combine the rendering command with the array , Send to server for execution ！
Server( The server ): stay PC or Mac On the computer , The server actually refers to the hardware and memory on the graphics accelerator card （ The graphics card , memory ）.

OpenGL It's a kind of client-server（client-server） Type of system . The program we write is a client. And our computer graphics hardware manufacturers provide OpenG The realization of server. In some OpenGL In the realization of （ For example, some and X Window System Related applications ）,client and server May run on different machines . Use network connection in the middle . In this case ,client Be able to initiate OpenGL command , Then it is converted to the form system specific protocol , Send it to server, Finally in the server Up operation OpenGL Perform image display .