From:	leathm AT solwarra DOT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au (Leath Muller)
Message-Id:	<199705140025.KAA29525@solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au>
Subject:	Re: OpenDOS graphics drivers
To:	pierre AT tycho DOT com
Date:	Wed, 14 May 1997 10:25:01 +1000 (EST)
Cc:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To:	<Pine.LNX.3.95.970513112509.12023A-100000@55-174.hy.cgocable.ca> from "Pierre Phaneuf" at May 13, 97 11:26:59 am

> > It is said that DirectX will not work on NT, Microsoft's vision of the
> > future.
 
> Nothing *really* fast will work on NT. On NT, ports and memory protection
> prevents user space programs from access video hardware.

NT 4.0 has DirectX 2 (bits of it anyway) built into the operating system.
WinQuake runs just as fast on NT 4.0 as it does on Win95...

Leathal.

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