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Shadow
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Posted: 19th Jun 2004 22:26
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Does The Game Creators only make Windows-compatible software, or can one expect anything multiplatform in the (perhaps distant) future?
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David T
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Posted: 19th Jun 2004 22:29 Edited at: 19th Jun 2004 22:29
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Pigs will fly when TGC make non-directX software.



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Posted: 19th Jun 2004 22:33
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That's what I thought, but best to ask. Excuse my ignorance, but why is that the case?
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 19th Jun 2004 22:33
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Only Windows; I don't think Lee has any experience with Linux/Mac/Other development, and it would be alot of extra work for such a small market.

Perhaps if Linux / MaxOSX ever got as popular as Windows.
Right now it's just not economically sound to support or atleast keep upto date other Operating Systems with retail products, unless that is where you main markets are.

Look at PureBASIC, Fred keeps the Windows version constantly updates, but Linux and AmigaOS fall behind; and he is soon to introduce a MacOSX version too, with 4.0 hopefully all versions will be equal but the problem is time.

Most other systems you can expect people to make Basics/Products for are mostly the Sourceforge or people who do it in thier freetime rather than professional products.

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Posted: 19th Jun 2004 22:41
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That makes sense. Thanks for the quick responses guys.
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Mattman
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Posted: 19th Jun 2004 22:53
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And, the DarkBASIC's are dependant on DirectX, a windows-only feature

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David T
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Posted: 20th Jun 2004 18:53
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You gotta love the flying pig though.

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Posted: 20th Jun 2004 19:42
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Kinda ironic that there was a pig flying straight after what david said maybe he knows something we don't...

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Guhill The friendly one
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lol

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David T
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Posted: 20th Jun 2004 19:50
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Quote: "Kinda ironic that there was a pig flying straight after what david said maybe he knows something we don't... "


It's almost like it was meant to be there....

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Rob K
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Posted: 20th Jun 2004 20:02
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The biggest problem is that there is a lot you would have to change to get code to work on another platform.

For example, differences between say MacOS and Windows:

- Different processor
- Different application format
- Different APIs (the commands which come with the OS)
- No DirectX support on MacOS

That would require a complete rewrite of the compiler and all the libraries for it to work.

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Powersoft
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Posted: 21st Jun 2004 21:13
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or a emulator....


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Rob K
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Posted: 21st Jun 2004 23:21
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Quote: " or a emulator...."


DBPro is a very complicated setup, and therefore very difficult to emulate 100% correctly. I believe WINE can run 2D DBPro apps under Linux.

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2004 21:25
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you mean i was half right....or half wrong...


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I'm on Linux, which is why I am not a DB programmer right now, instead of a storywriter.

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