DirectX(R), RDX, RSX, and MMX(TM) Technology: A Jumpstart Guide to High Performance APIs

Year 1997
Pages 448

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The listing describes DirectX(R), RDX, RSX, and MMX(TM) Technology: A Jumpstart Guide to High Performance APIs by Coelho, Rohan & Hawash, Maher as a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. The available edition details are 1997 • Addison-Wesley Professional • 448 pages.

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This edition of DirectX(R), RDX, RSX, and MMX(TM) Technology: A Jumpstart Guide to High Performance APIs by Coelho, Rohan & Hawash, Maher is a more substantial, reference book meant to be opened when an answer is needed.

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