DX9(EX), DX10, XP, Vista, OpenGL, etc.

**sapi** · 01-27-2007, 02:06

Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

Wow, this looks pretty cool. Rather confusing, but interesting.

What program do I need to edit the menu.rc file?

Normal notepad will do it but notepad++ will do it much better.

Originally Posted by sapi

Code:

%NU on %NW \nUptime: %UH \n \n CPU: %CP (%CN) \n RAM: %RP (%RU) \n SWAP: %SP (%SU) \n \n IP: %NP \n Down: %ID/s \n Up: %IU/s \n \n Apps C:\ \n %DFC/%DTC (%DPC) \n \n Games D:\ \n %DFD/%DTD (%DPD)  \n \n Data E:\ \n %DFE/%DTE (%DPE)

One thing i forgot to mention - do not use the discspace (%DF/%DT/%DP) commands on optical drives, as it can damage the hardware thanks to constant read access.

**Xiahou** · 01-27-2007, 02:56

On a related note, I'm hoping against hope that Microsoft's foisting of Vista & DX10 on us will spark a resurgence of OpenGL. Instead of being closed like Direct3D, would allow for games to be easily ported to virtually any platform.

I know, it probably won't happen- but I can hope.

**sapi** · 01-27-2007, 05:22

No chance, especially with dx10 looking the way it does

**Xiahou** · 01-27-2007, 06:41

John Carmack is apparently in no hurry to jump on DX10 or Vista:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

On the topic of DX10, Carmack said that there’s nothing at the moment motivating him to move to the new API just yet for Quake Wars, citing that he’s quite satisfied with DX9 and the Xbox 360. “DX9 is really quite a good API level … Microsoft has done a very, very good job of sensibly evolving it at each step--they’re not worried about breaking backwards compatibility--and it’s a pretty clean API,” he said. “I especially like the work I’m doing on the 360, and it’s probably the best graphics API as far as a sensibly designed thing that I’ve worked with.”

Gamers often look to Carmack to tell the fortunes of PC gaming hardware. His opinions on hardware can sway hardcore gamers to purchase one hardware choice over another. Those in awe of the potential offered by DX10 may want to hold off on that shiny graphics card purchase, as Carmack says that there isn’t a huge need for new hardware just yet, as current hardware is more than adequate. “All the high-end video cards right now -- video cards across the board --are great nowadays,” he said. “Personally, I wouldn’t jump at something like DX10 right now. I would let things settle out a little bit and wait until there’s a really strong need for it.”

Those wishing to take the plunge into DX10 will also have to do so while upgrading to Windows Vista. Carmack, however, isn’t all that excited about upgrading to the new OS: “We only have a couple of people running Vista at our company. It’s again, one of those things that there is no strong pull for us to go there. If anything, it’s going to be reluctantly like, ‘Well, a lot of the market is there, so we’ll move to Vista.’”

Carmack then said that he’s quite satisfied with Windows XP, going as far to say that Microsoft is ‘artificially’ forcing gamers to move to Windows Vista for DX10. “Nothing is going to help a new game by going to a new operating system. There were some clear wins going from Windows 95 to Windows XP for games, but there really aren’t any for Vista. They’re artificially doing that by tying DX10 so close it, which is really nothing about the OS ... They’re really grasping at straws for reasons to upgrade the operating system. I suspect I could run XP for a great many more years without having a problem with it,” he said.

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Edit: Wtf is wrong with spoil tags?