View topic - [Request] Old DirectX SDK's - Windows, Apple, Application, Abandonware and Game Beta Downloads/Repository

Triver · Last edited by Triver on Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Hi, I'm currently searching like crazy for the old DirectX 6.1 SDK.

It seems that there are still the old header and source files available (otherwise there wouldn't be an .exe floating around with ~4.5MB) but I'm searching for the full SDK which should have a size around 71MB (and is apparently called "dx61sdkimage.exe").

A Google search didn't give me any satisfying results (and not even that many), mostly the same dead rapidshare link over and over again.
So I'm asking now you guys if you happen to have the SDK somewhere on your harddrive/cd's/whatever, please upload it somewhere (or even at the ftp).

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Why are there no DirectX SDK versions uploaded on the ftp? I'm pretty sure they would be useful for some people, especially since Microsoft doesn't seem to keep their SDK's that long (all versions under 7.0 are pretty much disappeared)

DeFacto

There's a beta 3 of DX 2 SDK available on the FTP. Nothing else, though...

Triver

Yeah ok thats a beta.

Still, I would count older SDK versions as Abandonware already (since Microsoft doesn't support them anymore and even deleted them from their website) and therefore consider them worth uploading to the ftp.

DeFacto

Of course they're abandonware, but before you upload something you need to find it first, don't you think? We can assume no one found them yet or just didn't bother to upload for whatever reason...

P4R4D0X

I think I have what you need. It's not the exact file you are looking for, but it's the same SDK version, and it should be complete as far as I know.

Here it is, it's 71.18MB zipped. The filename is DX61SDK.zip
Link to SendSpace: http://www.sendspace.com/file/akyxca

Triver

Yes thats it, thank you very much

Also I just found a few (very) early DirectX SDK versions on a site called vetusware.com (apparently also aan abandonware site), just look there -> http://vetusware.com/browse/?page=25

There seem to be three different downloads for DirectX 1.0 (where one of them has a comment that the SDK is actually a beta) and two for DirectX 2.0.
Now since I dont have the time to download them (with the ridiculous waiting time of one day/file) nor the knowledge to check whether they are legit or not I ask some of you to go through them and upload the correct ones on the ftp (its not like I needed them but surely worth having them available on a second source).
There is also a DirectX SDK 6.1 available which is bigger than 50MB but as I said, with the ridiculous waiting time it would be somewhat hard to get.

I dont know if you guys knew already about this site but there seem to be quite a few gems there so maybe you can find other things worth uploading to the ftp

DeFacto

Yeah, we knew. I once had a "platinum with diamonds" status there but the [censored] karma ruined it, so I can't download anymore...

They could be real or fake/mislabeled, that site has no quality checks at all.

Zv45Beta

I think we have DirectX 1.0, wasn't it called Game SDK?

DeFacto

Zv45Beta wrote:

I think we have DirectX 1.0, wasn't it called Game SDK?

That could be true... :idea:

PeterPanPirate

Zv45Beta wrote:

I think we have DirectX 1.0, wasn't it called Game SDK?

The one I have says: Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® 95

DeFacto

Just a quick update from me, in the Photo Gallery you can find images of DirectX SDK versions 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0...

And yes, version 1.0 reffers to itself as "Microsoft Windows 95 Game SDK", version 2.0 is named "Microsoft Windows 95 DirectX 2 SDK" and version 3.0 is called "Microsoft DirectX 3 SDK".

Kahdragz

I have the original dx61sdkimage.exe if you still need it. I'm downloading the archive liked by P4R4D0X to see if it's the same one.

Edit: I didn't run a diff on the two folders but they have the same number of files and they contain the same number of bytes. So it's safe to assume that they are the same.

Triver

Hi it's me again,

I have decided to make collection of DirectX SDK's (beginning with 6.1 since I know nothing about earlier releases nor is there a documentation of such old releases) and I think those are the ones I'm still missing:

Some release from 2003 (dx9updatesdk.exe, 185.25Mb)
October 2004 (dxsdk_oct2004.exe, 223.917Mb + dxsdk_oct2004_extras.exe, 65.252Mb)
December 2004 (dxsdk_dec2004.exe, 224Mb + dxsdk_dec2004_extras.exe)
February 2005 (dxsdk_feb2005.exe, 158.286 Mb + dxsdk_feb2005_extras.exe, 36.486 Mb)
June 2005 (dxsdk_jun2005.exe, 158.75Mb)
October 2005 (dxsdk_oct2005.exe, 207Mb)

If someone has a list of released DirectX SDK's please post a link here

And of course if you have one of the mentioned files, please post here too

I'm not sure whether I should upload the SDK's I have so far, I wonder would they even be accepted on the ftp?

edit: if someone is interested, I already found
- dx9updatesdk.exe + dxsdk_jun2005.exe there -> http://www.mmnt.net/db/0/0/91.203.170.3 ... utives/SDK
- dxsdk_oct2005.exe there -> www.filewatcher.com/m/dxsdk_oct2004.exe ... 0.0.0.html
but all of those ftp servers time out when I try to download the file(s)

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