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>I am totally in agreement with Sandra here. She just cited the exact
>reason I still have Windows. What we really need is a port of DirectX to
>unix. Then I would wipe my windows installation clean and get a real
>operating system.

i did hear of a project to do just that. but really, directx was written 
for windows. i'd really love somebody to write a generic blizzard port that 
would allow me to install games .... or perhaps just starcraft/diablo 2 as 
they are the more popular blizzard games these days. (well until world of 
warcraft is released at any rate)... unfortunately for linux gamers 
blizzard has decided that a 'wait and see' approach is what they'd like for 
gaming under linux. i really don't know what they're waiting for. if nobody 
takes the plunge then everyone will be waiting forever and there'll be 
nothing to see. (quake 3 doesn't count, i've only ever seen 2 people with 
it installed under linux, and i was not able to purchase a copy from any 
store i asked in. EB refused to order me a copy and Hardly Normal went 
'there's a vesrion for linux?')

Sandra.

silne at optushome.com.au
ICQ: 7632763


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