From: frenchc AT cadvision DOT com (Calvin French)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: AllegroX project?
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 17:35:02 GMT
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"Chris" <dingfam AT imag DOT net> wrote:

>> > Just like to point out that there is absolutely no need what so ever 
>> >Allegro to have "DirectX driver support." DirectX was made specifically 
>> > Windows95 to allow Windows95 programmers to have Direct access to the
>> > computer's hardware, without writing any hardware spcific code. There 
>> > need for that in DOS becuase in DOS, one already has Direct access to 
>> > hardware. So, essentially, Allegro is kinda like DirectX for DOS 
>> > (except easier to use :).
>> 
>> But Allegro dont have 3D accelleration for almost every card out there.

>To the best of my knowledge, most 3D cards are made for Windows95 only, and
>are either not accessable in DOS, or just not worth it.

Now you are starting to understand the purpose for AllegroX. AllegroX
would support the drivers originally intended for Win95 use only. And
it seems unlikely that any piece of hardware I don't care what could
be 'made for Windows95 only' Hardware is hardware, ins and outs,
that's basically all it is and all it ever will be, I think.

- Calvin -