From: leathm AT solwarra DOT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au (Leath Muller)
Message-Id: <199704140838.SAA22103@solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au>
Subject: Re: AllegroX project?
To: dingfam AT imag DOT net (Chris)
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 18:38:59 +1000 (EST)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <01bc47e0$b3940540$428911d1@imag.net.imag.net> from "Chris" at Apr 13, 97 08:01:47 am
Content-Type: text

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

Having direct access to hardware under DOS doesn't give you automatic hardware
acceleration. The point of DirectX is that it _does_ give automatic
hardware acceleration transparently to the programmer. It doesn't work like
you have stated (if I have interpreted correctly)...

Leathal.