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NT4 didn't allow DMA to video RAM, which is why it was almost useless for video applications and a bunch of earlier emulators and such.
by lightedman 4y ago
NT4 didn't allow DMA to video RAM, which is why it was almost useless for video applications and a bunch of earlier emulators and such.
- anthk 4y agoThis. Service packs improved this a little (up to 6a) but the damage was done. You could install DX5 unnoficially but that's. Meanwhile, Windows 98 supported DirectX versions up to 9.0c. If anyone patched it to have DX7 support at less, the game compatibility and multimedia would skyrocket for NT4, but it didn't happen.