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Subject: Wats directx
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digicel0 6.03.10 - 01:15pm
Ppl pls tell me wats da use of it * +

spartan2 6.03.10 - 01:41pm
Short histroy- when microsoft shifted to windows from DOS, they realised that developers preferred DOS initially because it allowed direct control of the computers hardware, but windows 95 meant that was no longer possible as the operation would protect direct hardware access. Microsoft knew that to lure devs onto its OS, would require a bunch of software that could run on windows, and allow games * +

spartan2 6.03.10 - 01:43pm
developers especially direct access to the system's hardware. DirectX was created as a whole bunch of programs for the control of varying componenets, graphics, input devices, sound etc. Direct X became the name for all these programs together and have evolved along with the operating systems past 15 years * +

edit.or 6.03.10 - 04:35pm
http://wikizap.mobi/enuncyclopedia/directx * +

oetinger 6.03.10 - 04:37pm
DirectX is an APi. An APi is used to program 3D Graphics. So you need DirectX to run 3D Games because the games are programmed with DirectX. DirectX is also used to program input and audio btw. * +

dadiggle 6.03.10 - 06:06pm
DirectX is a programming interface that allows programs (like games) to talk with your PC hardware (like your video card). There are several DirectX versions available * +

dadiggle 6.03.10 - 06:08pm
Imagine that your computer is a sandwich. The hardware is one of the bread slices and the software is the other. What go between these slices are the drivers and the programming interfaces (API). This stuffing makes the translation of the communication between the software and the hardware. So, instead a programmer writing programs to a specific hardware, s/he writes programs for the operating * +

dadiggle 6.03.10 - 06:09pm
in which a driver will translate what the program wants and will access the hardware according to what was requested. The program can also be written for a programming interface that serves the same purpose. The advantage of this technique is that the programmer doesn't need to know the specifics of the hardware the user has; the programming interface converts what the programmer wants into * +

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