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programming, hardware A
Microsoft programming interface
(games) programmers a standard way to gain direct access to
enhanced hardware features under Windows 95 instead of going
via the Windows 95
GDI. Some DirectX code runs faster than
DirectX promises performance improvements for graphics, sound,
video, 3D, and network capabilites of games, but only where
both hardware and software support DirectX.
DirectX 2 introduced the Direct3D interface. Version 5 was
current at 1998-02-01. Version 8.1 is included in
WindowsXP.
Current version: 8.1 (as of 2001-12-31).
(2001-12-31)