Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/04/17/10:40:56
Dominique Biesmans <Dominique DOT Biesmans AT ping DOT be> wrote in article
<3355122c DOT 6885116 AT news DOT ping DOT be>...
> On Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:31:42 -0600, "Ryan Crumley" <ryc AT usa DOT net>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >So what you are saying is that you can not use functions in vxd's and
dll's
> >from a dos program? Next time you get a change take a look at Ralph
Browns
> >interupt list, it can be done and has. There is a winsock library
available
> >for djgpp which involves what you are talking about. There is no need
for
> >you to load the vxd's because windows handles this for you.
> >
>
> What would be the point of adding DirectX support to Allegro, when
> you'd need to run Windows to make it work?
>
>
Allegro *is* DirectX for DOS. The only thing it really lacks is a
networking interface likt DirectPlay.
--
Dennis Moran (aka Coolio)
coolio AT coolio9 DOT com
http://coolio9.com/
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