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Idea: free repository for older DirectX SDK


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#1 Nautilus

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 05:10 PM

Greetings

I've been thinking about this for a while. Microsoft has removed all ancient versions of their DirectX SDK from their servers.
I myself have a few uses for those versions, and I know other people are (almost) desperately seeking working links to download those SDK's. Older SDK can allow many things. One example is the creation of wrappers to revive/fix old games and make them work on modern systems.

Anyhow, I myself possess a few such SDK - just not all.
What I do have, I'll share with anybody wanting a copy.
I just don't possess a webspace to upload these packages to. And that's when I thought about DevMaster.net

Maybe this website could be interested in providing a free repository for older SDKs?
Maybe other users here have what I miss and we can collectively reconstitute the full list?

This is what I have:
  • DirectX 1.0 SDK -- (Beta, and Win95 only)
  • DirectX 2.0a SDK -- (Win95 only)
  • DirectX 3.0 SDK-- (Win95 only)
  • DirectX 6.1 SDK -- (4.46 MB -- should be just headers and libs. No samples)
  • DirectX 6.1 SDK -- FULL (english)
  • DirectX 7.0 SDK -- FULL (english)
  • DirectX 8.0 SDK -- for VB6 only (language [ITA])
  • DirectX 8.0 SDK -- FULL (english)
  • DirectX 8.0a SDK -- FULL (english)
  • DirectX 8.1 SDK -- FULL (english)
  • DirectX 9.0c (March 2008) -- FULL (english)
Let me know.

Ciao ciao : )



[edit]
Anybody can find a working link for dx61sdkimage.exe (71.74 MB)?
That would be the real 6.1 SDK, not the 4.46 MB thing I have.


[edit2]
Nevermind. I found the .zip equivalent (71.1 MB)
-Nautilus

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#2 rouncer

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 05:51 PM

wow now i can get my old vet 60 back out and do some shaders in assembler 1.1 :D
you used to be able to fit a game on a disk, then you used to be able to fit a game on a cd, then you used to be able to fit a game on a dvd, now you can barely fit one on your harddrive.





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