From: kriegaex AT ina DOT de (Alexander Kriegisch)
Subject: Re: server X
24 Sep 1998 09:35:16 -0700
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To: Michael Hirmke <mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de>
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Hi Michael!

> >Why is direct video hardware access
> >more of a problem under windows than it is under Unix?

> Because Windows NT doesn't allow any direct access to the hardware.

I do not know enough about it, so this is more a question than a hint:
How about DirectX and the like? Is it not designed for granting the
developer direct hardware access?
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Alexander Kriegisch

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