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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.apps:986 comp.os.linux.misc:10417 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!s2!cooper From: cooper@s2.s1.elec.uq.oz.au (Robert Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: DOOM for X Date: 4 Mar 1994 00:29:59 GMT Organization: University of Queensland Lines: 34 Message-ID: <2l5ve7$3qt@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> References: <2jf56m$7r@u.cc.utah.edu> <hastyCL2opx.I0x@netcom.com> <141787@hydra.gatech.EDU> <hastyCM0K96.1zo@netcom.com> <CM24Hn.6CJ@rex.uokhsc.edu> <1994Mar3.131137.27311@infodev.cam.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: s2.elec.uq.oz.au X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #4 (NOV) tjrc1@mbfs.bio.cam.ac.uk (Tim Cutts) writes: >Someone wrote: >>>>I'm somewhat surprised that Dave didn't choose to use svgalib, a library >>>>that supports many SVGA cards and modes and all VGA modes. It also >>>>supports up to 16M colors on truecolor-capable cards. However, they're >>>>peobably so sick of DOS and compatibility problems that they just >>>>left all the hardware muck up to the X server. That way, any problems >>>>that come up can be answered with "not our fault." >I mailed him, and he said that although he's working under Linux, he wants the >port to be a generic X11 port, rather than a Linux specific port. Hence not >using svgalib. I don't suppose there was any mention of what stage he's at? There are thousands of eager beta testers just waiting to try it.....mainly oout of curiosity more than anything :) Rob.... >Tim. >-- >Tim Cutts (tjrc1@cus.cam.ac.uk) "The majority of the stupid is >194, Vinery Rd, Cambridge, CB1 3DS, UK invincible and will persist for all >(+44) 223 572622 (home) time" >(+44) 223 336616/336664 (work) - Albert Einstein -- Robert Cooper Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. cooper@elec.uq.oz.au