Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 01:29:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: Adam W Lee <adalee AT sendit DOT sendit DOT nodak DOT edu>
Message-Id: <199706290629.BAA07686@sendit.sendit.NoDak.edu>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Allegro & DirectX
Precedence: bulk

Couldn't you just write the DirectX graphics driver?  And then use the
DirectX linear framebuffer mode to be all good? 
Then all you'd have to say is something like:

if(windows_version)
  if(set_gfx_mode(GFX_DIRECTX,640,480,0,0) blah blah blah...

Or heck, maybe you could even implement it as one of the autodetects...

atomly