Re: [AD] Proposed changes for Allegro 5 (6?)

[Laurence Withers <lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In reply to Bob <ohannessian@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>And I agree. However, I'd hate to see DOS being the large boulder attached 
>to Allegro. If all the neat stuff can be done from DOS, then you have my 
>vote to keep it. Otherwise, it can stay with Allegro 4.

But so what if neat stuff can't be done from DOS? Allegro isn't an
operating system, so it doesn't need to provide services which are non-
trivial to implement if the OS doesn't have them. For instance, as Shawn
said, embedded devices are where Allegro has been used commercially. But
they may not support color graphics, mouse, keyboard, sound, etc. That
doesn't mean we should just drop such platforms; simply programs which
*require* something that is not available won't work.

>If we do'nt drop DOS, then, if ever some feature pops up that Allegro cannot 
>(easily) emulate in DOS, could we have a non-portable-to-DOS program? 

Yes, why not? Who cares if DOS can't (for instance) create a new
process; programs which require this can't be run on DOS. Get a better
OS... ;-)

Bye for now,
-- 
Laurence Withers, lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx
                http://www.lwithers.demon.co.uk/

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