From: Sascha Imme <imme AT uni-bremen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: A DJ Web Browser
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 14:27:36 +0200
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> I know Brennan has some links to some communcation stuff but I don't
> know if any of that could be used here.  I'm actually considering writing
> this this stuff my self because I want to know exactly how my code works, not

Okay, then you'll be responsible for the networking stuff! :) 
Seriously, both possibilities sound good. Implementing the TCP/IP
package would be easier, but since it'd be code from outside we might
run into trouble some day. On the other hand, why not use it (is it
freeware? is it good?)? If it's working fine I don't see the need for
writing it again.


> > Using a portable graphics library for this would also probably be a good idea

Allegro is probably the best programming library we could use for free.
Easy access to all important graphics modes (at least in the new WIPs)
and fast code are good reasons for using it. The only problem would be
the portability. A Linux port seems to be under development, but what
about Windows? What if we should want to port the browser to Windows for
instance? Well, maybe WinAlleg will be finished until then... So I vote
for Allegro. :)

 
> What I want from this project is a GNU/FSF/freeware *DOS*(may somebody
> else can do a UNIX port but I'm only worried about DOS) web browser that isn't

I recommend porting it at least to Linux (should be easy thanks to
DJGPP) and Windows sooner or later. Of course a DOS port would be enough
for the initial release.


> also 0x12 640x480x16 graphics mode & 0x13 320x200x256 graphics mode
> along w/a few other X-modes & of course SVGA 640x480x8bit-32bit for people w/those 

There's no problem in this when using Allegro.


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