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Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 04:47:02
From: "Joseph Morris" <b52g AT usa DOT net>
To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: OpenDOS graphics drivers
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>DOS + DirectX would still be faster than Windows + DirectX
>So, how about a DirectX-like interface for OpenDOS?

Univbe 5.3 (pure DOS version) has what it refers to as
'DirectX2 emulation'

I cannot imagine what that is, or how it would work...

Scitech seem to have most SVGA manufacturers wrapped around their
finger, so we might get lucky.

Personally I have a suspicion that Microsoft may kill DirectX,
annoying beyond measure the programmers who also had to migrate from
DOS to WinG to directX to Son-Of-DirectX...

It is said that DirectX will not work on NT, Microsoft's vision of the
future.

>I have no idea as to how difficult this would be and
>whether any manufacturers would support it but I think
>that it would be a great idea.
>(It would, naturally, be in a separate package from the kernel)


> -- 
> John Fremlin (dfremlin AT facstaff DOT wisc DOT edu)
>             (fremdh AT essex DOT ac DOT uk)
>        Back off man, We're scientists!!!