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DirectX 9 Finally Out

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-3-times-the-x's-as-triple-x dept.

T-Kir writes "Microsoft has finally released DirectX 9... although we'll have to wait until the games that fully exploit it are released, at least those with high end cards (aka Radeon 9700+) will be able to unlock more of the advanced features. Now all we have to wait for is OpenGL 2.0!"

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  1. Wow, two releases in one day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    First FreeBSD 5.0-RC2 and now DirectX 9.0. If I had a FreeBSD box running DirectX I would shit my pants.

    1. Re:Wow, two releases in one day by Overand · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you had a FreeBSD box running DirectX, I'd shit your pants too.

  2. EULA- can't "Accept" by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 5, Funny
    I love the new microsoft EULA :-) To fix the security bug of the week, e.g. the bugs in MP3 that let anyone take over your machine, you have to download a patch. When I used Windows Update to download the patch you have to accept the EULA. The EULA comes up with the buttons "Don't accept" and "Cancel".

    "Accept" is greyed out! While it may be true that a sane person might sometimes query accepting Microsoft's terms, it does seem a bit rich that you can't download the patch even if you do. Also the license includes Javascript and HTML as text. I wonder if this is due to a hypothetical previous patch turning stuff off for safety? Can I be bothered tracking it down at this time of year, when there is such wonderful televi... hmm.

    1. Re:EULA- can't "Accept" by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ah, it works now! Perhaps the power of slashdot was killing the EULA server, as a million DX9 licenses get served :-)

  3. exploit? by runderwo · · Score: 5, Funny
    although we'll have to wait until the games that fully exploit it are released
    Heh heh...oh yes, "exploit" all right. I can't wait until DirectX 9 is fully exploited, preferably giving me a system-level shell.
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  4. Re:Old card support? by JaredOfEuropa · · Score: 5, Funny

    "DirectX doesn't support cars, cards support DirectX (hereafter, "DX")."

    That sounds like one of those "In Soviet Russia..." jokes.

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  5. exploit? by evilviper · · Score: 5, Funny
    although we'll have to wait until the games that fully exploit it are released

    Exploit is an interesting choice of words when used to describe any aspect of Windows...

    Perhaps CmdrTaco is hard at word on the DX9 version of CodeRed...

    Sure, you might get Rooted, but at least the defacing will look purty.
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  6. OpenGL by thenovacrisis · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Now all we have to wait for is OpenGL 2.0!" Isn't that like saying, "Now all we have to wait for is God to ride down on a cloud and hand deliver it to us!"

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  7. So We Should Hear About the First Exploit When? by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next week by Tuesday before lunch?

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  8. Re:Old card support? by strictnein · · Score: 4, Funny

    DirectX doesn't support cars

    Does it support cdrs?

    (for those who read slashdot daily... yes, I did indeed rip off that lame attempt from humor from a post a day or two ago)

    =)

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