From: frenchc AT cadvision DOT com (Calvin French)
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Subject: Allegro / DirectX 5.0 <- I will do... Need a bit of help...
Date: 8 Sep 1997 15:28:17 GMT
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In article <5utn62$34v0 AT elmo DOT cadvision DOT com>, frenchc AT cadvision DOT com says...

Hey, I posted this article but I think it was misunderstood... I'm looking to 
port Allegro to DirectX 5.0, and was wondering if you have any info on 
interfacing to Win95. I understand I need to do something called COM, 
component object model or some such crap =) Here is the original article:

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Hi, I have no Win95 experience, but is there any docs avail or anything 
about doing COM stuff with DJGPP? I d/l'd CygWin32 and installed, but 
I want to see first if I can do it at all with DJGPP. I think it should 
be possible, although it's unlikely that it's too convenient. Anyways, 
any pointers would be helpful, please email me at frenchc AT cadvision DOT com 
as I don't always take the time I should to read c.o.m.d =\

The reason I ask is that, having recently installed Win95 and DX5 SDK, I 
thought to myself: ``hey, a little while back you were all whining about 
DirectX and Allegro, so...'' I'm going to try and do a DirectX port of 
allegro <cheer! cheer!> I owe it to everybody, besides. I've been a bit 
of a slacker in the djgpp community. I feel so bad. When my DX port of 
Allegro is done, I will feel as if a great wieght has been lifted off my 
shoulders. <sob> I'm so ashamed...

PS; that last bit wasn't really for real, I'm just real tired right now 
and in a wierd mood...

- Calvin -

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Oh! I just had another thought; I read something about WinAlleg? Maybe it 
would make more sense for me to try and work with whoever is currently doing 
this! Who?

- Calvin -