Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:01:20 -0500 Message-Id: <199903091501.KAA28264@envy.delorie.com> X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj AT envy DOT delorie DOT com using -f From: DJ Delorie To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com In-reply-to: <199903090358.WAA20971@envy.delorie.com> (message from DJ Delorie on Mon, 8 Mar 1999 22:58:31 -0500) Subject: Re: Is Allegro too slow for 648 * 480 double buffering ? References: <1M0F2.28020$Hn5 DOT 6688 AT newsfeeds DOT bigpond DOT com> <199903090358 DOT WAA20971 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk > If I recall correctly, they wanted to take advantage of 3D hardware > (OpenGL), and at the time, DJGPP didn't support it, so they switched > to a windows-based development system. I also recall that nearptr doesn't work under NT, and they wanted to support NT.