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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Development & Programming => Topic started by: laulandn on April 09, 2025, 09:03:18 AM

Title: "Rough Draft" of SDL2 for MacOS 9...
Post by: laulandn on April 09, 2025, 09:03:18 AM

Basic drawing is working.  Haven't even started anything else, but this is a big milestone.

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/sdl2-macos-9-rough-draft

Title: Re: "Rough Draft" of SDL2 for MacOS 9...
Post by: Jubadub on April 09, 2025, 10:29:15 AM

Honestly massive news.

I left most of my thoughts on it over at that Garden page, but it cannot be said enough how epic it is to have this come this far!

Title: Re: "Rough Draft" of SDL2 for MacOS 9...
Post by: Jubadub on April 10, 2025, 12:20:28 AM

By the way, might as well say this here too for easier visibility:

To anyone reading this, if there are any further volunteers to help @laulandn with this... Everyone is most welcome. As long as there is a will, anyone is welcome to try. The VERY attempt of trying to help is in itself appreciated. Please feel free to hop on Hotline (System 7 Today / Mac OS 9 Lives! channel (http://system7today.com/forums/index.php?topic=3277.0)), and feel free to participate! No wizardry expected and no wizard knowledge required... Just a desire to join up!

Title: Re: "Rough Draft" of SDL2 for MacOS 9...
Post by: Jubadub on April 11, 2025, 10:48:52 PM

This actually made it to Hacker News:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43645183