From:	"Sly" <sly AT aussie DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: AllegroX project?
Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:38:31 +1000
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 Chris wrote in article <01bc47e0$b3940540$428911d1 AT imag DOT net DOT imag DOT net>...
>Heya
>  Just like to point out that there is absolutely no need what so ever
for
>Allegro to have "DirectX driver support." DirectX was made specifically
for
>Windows95 to allow Windows95 programmers to have Direct access to the
>computer's hardware, without writing any hardware spcific code. There is
no
>need for that in DOS becuase in DOS, one already has Direct access to the
>hardware. So, essentially, Allegro is kinda like DirectX for DOS (except
>easier to use :).
>
>Hope that was clear,
>chris
> 

Yes it is clear.  I don't think it is even possible for DirectX to be used
in DOS, since it is designed for, programmed for, and installed into,
Win95.  Is it just me, or does it seem like people are really beginning to
blur the line between Win95 and DOS programming?
--
TTFN
Sly (Steve)

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