Oh god, I can't imagine doing the job of writing a game three times, Thomas you'd not have a life if you did that. Imagine for all the games doing it triple, no way. Lisa Hayes skype name, lisa12257 join my chat list subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:48 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Raceway for Mac or Linux?
> Hi, > > Quote > hmm one wild idea I can think of is maybe 3 different versions of raceway. > I > mean really 3 different version, wouldn't it rock having to code all that? > End quote > > Not hardly. Parish the thought. It is bad enough writing one version let > alone three completely new versions from scratch. <Smile> > > Quote > although ya know, aren't lenux and max almost the same opporating system > as > in mac is bassed off lenux? > End quote > > That isn't true. Mac OS X is based off the BSD kernel and operating > system not Linux. Not only that they use completely different APIs for > programming various things. For example, they have two completely > different Windows developer kits for programmers. If i want to write > something for Mac, and it is a graphical application, I need to use > Cocoa which is Mac's special graphical user interface. If I want to > design a similar application for Linux I will have to use GTK+ which is > the accessible graphical user interface developers kit for Linux. > So there is nothing simple here about doing this. There is allot of > differences between operating systems that would need solved, and I > suppose I could build the application in separate parts that could be > assembled based on os. Here is platform independant game core, here is > platform specific user interface, bla. Lots and lots to think about. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1206 - Release Date: > 1/01/2008 12:09 PM > > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
