From: Guest, Ken (kengu at domain credo.ie)
Date: Wed 05 Jul 2000 - 14:14:49 IST
#-----Original Message-----
#From: Martin Donlon [mailto:akawaka at domain csn.ul.ie]
#Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 14:16
#To: kevin lyda
#Cc: irish linux users group
#Subject: Re: [ILUG] Linux on a 486 laptop without CD- drive ?
#
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#On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, kevin lyda wrote:
#
#> yes, it's possible with ggi or svgalib *BUT* then you're
#making a browser
#> that is linux only (or even linux/x86 only). even with ggi
#it's limited
#> mainly to linux and maybe some of the bsd systems. if you
#develop a gui
#> app that uses x there's at least a chance that it will run
#on pretty much
#> any unix. which if mac os x comes out means pretty much
#every mainstream
#> os barring windows.
#Better still, write it with SDL and it'll work on basically
#anything that
#can run X, anything that can run GGI or SVGALIB, BeOS, MacOS
#and Windows.
#Plus theres truetype font support, png/jpeg/gif loading and about 4-5
#different GUIs to choose from.
#
#Oh did I mention its wonderfully documented?
#:)
#
What's SDL?
Ken
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