Ben Pope wrote in message <43**********************@taz.nntpserver.com>...
I really have absolutely have no idea what allegro.h is, ....
FYI:
Allegro is a cross-platform library intended for use in computer games
and other types of multimedia programming. It was initially conceived on
the Atari ST, but that platform sadly died during childbirth. After a
brief stay with Borland C, it was adopted by the fantastic djgpp
compiler, where it grew to maturity. In the fullness of time it gave
birth to children of its own, who went to live in such exotic locations
as DirectX and the X Server, but the entire family is now back together
again, living in harmony as a single portable entity. How about that for
a mixture of metaphors? :-)
A wide range of extension packages and add-on modules are also available,
which can be found in the "Library Extensions" section of the Allegro
website,
http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/.
[note: this is from a 2001 doc, so, Google if this link is not invalid.]
Another library of the same type is "Crystal Space". These have been around
for over 6 years minimum [before 1996 for Allegro].
You do not have to write a game to find these libraries useful!
[ note: Do NOT ask questions about these libraries in this NG. Go to one of
the games NGs, or a link on their sites. ]
--
Bob R
POVrookie