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Re: server X


Hi Michael!

> >Why is direct video hardware access
> >more of a problem under windows than it is under Unix?

> Because Windows NT doesn't allow any direct access to the hardware.

I do not know enough about it, so this is more a question than a hint:
How about DirectX and the like? Is it not designed for granting the
developer direct hardware access?
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