Date:	Thu, 19 Oct 2000 08:13:51 +0200
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Subject:	Re: DJGPP and ALLEGRO unders Windows NT ......from Victor L. Miller
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> From: Vicmiller1 AT aol DOT com
> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 22:07:50 EDT
> 
> In your FAQ's it is mentioned that WindowsNT  doesn't allow arbitrary direct 
> access to the SVGA registers,  ......
> 
> My question is :
> Is this operating system design / behavior expected to be seen in all 
> subsequent Microsoft operating systems such as Windows2000 .... ?

Probably.  In particular, Windows 2000 is actually NT v5.x, so it
shares most of the features present in NT 4.

> The reason I ask is that although WindowsNT is not "mainstream" for the home 
> user

This is something Microsoft wants very hard to change.  They want
everybody to use NT (aka W2K).

> (mostly just big businesses) if this type of non-support of SVGA gets 
> included in
> the home user type of operating system that will really put a damper on 
> the game programmers ....using .... DJGPP and ALLEGRO .......
> because the SVGA modes won't be accessible .....

You need to use Windows-specific methods of doing high-resolution
graphics.  There's a Windows por of Allegro which should support
that.

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