From:	Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: screenshots for dos (newbie)
Date:	23 Oct 2000 12:06:39 -0700
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"John Matchett" <ajmatchett AT bigwig DOT net> writes:

> I'm sorting out a 486  for a 6 year old, (to keep her from messing up the
> Pentium!)
> and I'm using DeskMagic as a menu system for dos 6.0. I would like to put
> pics of  her and family etc. for her to click on, so the .exe comes up full
> screen. maybe a slideshow when I'm more experienced. Will I have any probs
> doing this with Allegro? 

No.

> As dos is 16 bit, do I have to switch something in
> Allegro or Djgpp so it works in dos?

No.  Allegro and DJGPP were originally designed for DOS.  You just
need to have CWSDPMI (which provides 32-bit services) installed, which
all the installation instructions tell you to do.

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Nate Eldredge
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu

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