From:	Derek Greene <topcoder AT mindspring DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DMA handling
Date:	Sat, 04 Oct 1997 09:56:35 -0400
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> Excuse me, and no slight to Shawn, but Allegro is not the answer to
> everything.
> 
> The poster asked how to -use- DMAs, not where he could get prefab libraries
> that have some DMA-using elements. Pointing him to Allegro does not answer
> his question.
simple thing:that's bull

allegro's source can very well answer his question so therefore pointing
the author to allegro does help, i agree it is better to tell the answer
straight forward and i personally prefer this, but, still his answer
would have told him how to use DMA

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