[gameprogrammer] Re: "Pacman" in Turbo C++

I like the gui in Turbo C, all ascii and stuff. Right click on functions 
etc.. for docs.....

Bob Pendleton wrote:

>On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 08:02, Ritika Mathur wrote:
>  
>
>>Hello to all ,
>> I am here again to ask about "Pacman"
>>I am totally new to this and this is my first ever game.
>>I have extensively surfed the net for my queries, but , its not been of much 
>>use.
>>So , please  , do answer some of my questions.
>> 
>>how can I use multithreading with TC++ ?
>>How much of graphics support (wtih regards to the game) will I be able to get 
>>with  TC++ ?
>>Or ,is this compiler  , the right choice ?
>>Also I am using Windows paltform.
>>    
>>
>
>What version of TC++ are you using? What version of the Windows API does
>it support? What version of Windows are you using? I have a copy of TC++
>professional I keep around as a souvenir, but I wouldn't spend time
>programming with it anymore. 
>
>BTW, none of the questions you asked are related to the compiler. They
>are all questions about the operating system. You use libraries provided
>by the OS to do threading and graphics. There is nothing about either of
>those in C++, only a way to call the appropriate libraries.
>
>To try to answer your questions: Windows supports threads. But, there is
>now need to use threads to write a packman game. In fact, using threads
>would make it program about a hundred times harder to write. For a game
>like packman the Window GDI is all you need and it is built into every
>version of Windows.  
>
>I think you need to back up a little bit. Does the version of TC++ you
>are using support the version of Windows you are using? If not you want
>to find a new compiler. There are several free compilers for windows now
>days. But, what ever you do, read the documentation for the compiler.
>Don't worry about understanding it. Just read it. Understanding will
>come later.
>
>               Bob Pendleton
>
>  
>
>> 
>>I would earnestly request you to help me out in this.
>>I know many of you are great game programmers.
>> 
>>I would be deeply obliged .
>> Thanks to all , in advance.
>>Ritika.
>>
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