DirectX 8.0 Beta Available

DirectX beta testers were notified yesterday that version 8.0 of Microsoft's DirectX graphics rendering program would be avialable to begin testing today. This latest release of DirectX is expected to ship with Windows Millenium later this year, and will feature a new graphical input device control panel in DirectInput along with a multitude of other enhancements to its rendering capabilities. Runtime releases for Windows 9x and 2000 are expected this summer. For more information about DirectX visit the DirectX Web site.

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