From:	Ross Litscher <Litscher DOT 1 AT osu DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: "Make DJGPP shine bright, make it Windows..." Ugh II.
Date:	Thu, 22 May 1997 09:36:59 -0400
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Mike Winsor wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately Windows quickly becoming the standard for video games and
> software... it's almost depressing.  It is hard operating system to program
> for, and direct 3d is a joke... but as game programmer I see no other
> choice but to eventually switch over... after all I want to make money! :)
> But I love DOS and I will still continue to program for it... and that is
> the best way to keep DOS alive... Although, DJGPP, if ported to windows
> (how 'bout it DJ) would provide a definite threat to Visual C++, already
> DJGPP is beating Watcom (or least that's what I see anyways... the majority
> of programming web pages that I've viewed use DJGPP).  After all, I don't
> want to pay $300 or more just use a compiler that is in my opinion a real
> mess.  Microsoft knows where the money is, but if they we as smart as they
> believe, they'd lower the price of VC or make it free for developers.  I
> see advantages to using both Windows and DOS, but in my mind the only REAL
> operating system (for single user PCs) is MS-DOS.  And for the time being,
> Microsoft is not going to get a red cent from me.  DJGPP is one the
> greatest compilers that I've ever used and I've used a lot of compilers.
> I'm not just saying this because it's free, although that is a great
> incentive, it's also quite stable and generates fast code... most everyone
> here in this newsgroup is quite supportive of DJ's efforts, and due to
> DJGPP's track record, it's going to continue to get my support.
> 
> Mike Winsor
> mwinsor AT hotmail DOT com
> See my game in progress @:
> http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/park/2120
> 
> El Guapo Grande del Fuego <jah AT rrnet DOT com> wrote in article
> <199705202330 DOT SAA03688 AT rrnet DOT com>...
> >
> > Well, I don't hate Bill Gates...  I definitely respect him.  My favorite
> > OS still happens to be DOS...  I'd take Billy over a Mac any day.  I just
> > don't like Windows...  Windows is my nightmare.  Too much overhead, too
> crash
> > prone, etc...
> >
> > atomly
> >
> >

This only has to do with your comment about DirectX being a joke.
Although I have not programmed with it yet (have you? just curious about
where your judgement comes from), I have seen some decent games done
with it, showing that it can run games quickly through windows. I'll end
this now, since this isn't the DirectX newsgroup.

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