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The OpenPTC 1.0 DOS port Version 1.0.1 currently only implements
TEXT and Fakemode output. So no VESA2 yet (but it will be in a next
version, within 1 or 2 days)

The main reason I released this distribution is that I have
waited a long time before releasing anything (because I wanted to
do it 'perfect' the first time). Well, since I won't get it
'perfect' the first time I'm sending this in. This way there's
atleast some (working) dosport (although 'rendering in textmodus).
Furthermore the 'magic date' april 1st is coming nearing, and I
really want to release something before april 1st.


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Things changed related to previous ptc version (ptc 0.7x and/or
ptc 2.x)

* makefile system based upon inclusion of seperate makefile
  (no more calling wmake from with a makefile from within a makefile
   and out of memory problems)

* openptc 1.0 conforming (this latest dos distribution is directly
  based upon openptc-win32-1.0.2)

* Text output available (not available before)
  the text output is 'rendered' by:

      TextFX2 Copyright (c) 1998 Jari Komppa aka Sol/Trauma
      <mailto:solar@compart.fi>


NOTE: due the fact that I have to debug the examples with my hercules
      adapter all examples & demos currently will be compiled in debug
      mode (I'll fix this in a next release)


Thanks to zoon/flood for ptc-dos till 2.0.7. and Elemental / Cranium
for 2.0.8/9 and starting work on the openptc port.

Zoon thanks:

Extremely large thanks must go to Mikko Tiihonen
(Mikko.Tiihonen@hut.fi) for doing lots of testing, adding support
for wide DACs and the VBE 2 protected mode interface, and spotting
a lot of stupid mistakes and also to Geir Bjerke, and Dan Brown
for helping out too.



Jeroen Janssen (DaRiuS/RASH/S4B)         (DaRiuS@darius.demon.nl)
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