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From: cooper@s2.s1.elec.uq.oz.au (Robert Cooper)
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Subject: Re: DOOM for X
Date: 4 Mar 1994 00:29:59 GMT
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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.
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	cooper@elec.uq.oz.au