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In message Thu, 7 Jul 1994 12:52:27 -0500, tannenba@engr.wisc.edu (Todd Tannenbaum) writes: >> I've been sorely disappointed with the SoundBlaster emulation and its >> completely worthless with many of the newer titles that run in >> protected mode. (This includes nearly every CD-ROM title out since last >> Summer) I'm just curious. What's the problem in protected mode? > I've been disappointed with the SoundBlaster emulation as well. > > Have hope, however... we may be saved by (gag) Microsoft. > ... > Thus their solution: WinG. The WinG API provides what developers need > to make arcade type games in windows: fast(er) access to the screen, > some sprite type crap (i think), wav and MIDI threaded sound control, > etc. Wow, this thread is popping up *everywhere*. OS/2 already has an equivalent to WinG called DIVE, and has had it for almost a year (it was packaged with OS/2 2.1). Basically what it does is let the software write directly to video memory, instead of having to go through the (slow) PM API calls. > Apparently ID already has a port of DOOM running on the Win 4.0 beta > using WinG. ID says that DOOM for Win4.0/WinG will be in stores > in time for Christmas. IBM is supposed to be working with Id on a DOOM for OS/2 port too. Btw, Chicago/Win4 isn't going to make it out in 1994. A recent interview with a Microsoft official in some magazine (sorry, I don't remember which) said 1Q95 earliest. I am not advocating, I am not advocating, I am not advocating, ... :) Just trying to get some facts out. I find it amazing that Microsoft does a better job marketing something that's more than half a year away from availability than IBM does marketing something that's been available for nearly a year. -- John H. Kim | "Just try telling the IRS you don't feel like jokim@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu | 'contributing' this year come April" - Bob Dole This mail sent by NUPop | on Bill Clinton's avoidance of the word "taxes"