DirectX v9.0 in BETA

May 31, 2002 9:37 AM

Microsoft has released the DirectX v9.0 beta to beta testers, you cant download it just yet. But once it is released you can go rip off some matress tags and step over the yellow line when riding on the bus while waiting on your download. You so crazy. Thanks HardOCP

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

Filed Under

From The Chatty

Refresh Go To Thread

fragasm

 reply
May 31, 2002 9:39 AM

HOLD ME. I'M SCARED!
- eiopa
  
   reply
  May 31, 2002 9:40 AM
  
  $ + Beta = ????
  - artillery
    
     reply
    May 31, 2002 9:44 AM
    
    their betas are usually fine, except for that "one in a thousand gets killed" type of thing :D Heck people PAID for the betas of Win2k/WinXP/Office
    - eiopa
      
       reply
      May 31, 2002 9:50 AM
      
      hehe :P
      btw, i was under the impression they handed those out (you only have to pay for shipping)..
      Anyhow, i can see why someone would want a beta of the new office package (though you cant help it but imagining the look on his face when he finds out it screwd his docs :P), but as for directx? i really dunno bout it.. cant see any use for it in its current state..
      - klerck
        
         reply
        May 31, 2002 9:51 AM
        
        Microsoft will sell Release Candidate versions at a very, very low price and allow you to download it as sort of a "trial"
      - artillery
        
         reply
        May 31, 2002 9:55 AM
        
        I wouldn't download a directx beta :D It's like buying a beta console... no games that use it!
      - indeego
        
         reply
        May 31, 2002 11:20 AM
        
        Beta office XP killed one of our systems at work, we couldn't uninstall it completely to install any other office packages (2000 or XP). Of course support wouldn't help us nor could we delete files to get it back to pre-office. A wipe and reload and we learned to let the fucktards do the work for us.