From:	cwilson AT ee DOT gatech DOT edu (Charles Wilson)
Subject:	Re: server X
25 Sep 1998 01:38:14 -0700 :
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To:	Larry Hall <lhall AT rfk DOT com>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

This may change. NT5.0 has DirectX 6 support builtin, and rumors say it will be
released (early, for a change) in the first quarter of 1999,

Chuck Wilson


Larry Hall wrote:

> The problem is DirectX versions don't get updated on NT with the same
> alacrity that they do on 9x.  I think the currently supported(?) version
> is DirectX 3 on NT.  Here is one place where capabilities in 9x outstrip
> those in NT!  So a DirectX approach will not allow an XFree86 "port" to
> address the need of both 9x and NT users at this time...
>
> Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
> RFK Partners, Inc.                      (781) 239-1053
> 8 Grove Street                          (781) 239-1655 - FAX
> Wellesley, MA  02482-7797               http://www.rfk.com
>

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