Draw to Canvas or Direct-X window

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My question is oh mighty BMAX tech's is....

I am STILL working on my flagship product, my emulator (plug,plug)

I started it without MAX-GUI and used the ol graphics.... command to set the window up.

Do you think I should change to drawing on a canvas, how would I get on with keyboard input, I mean its a game console emulator so two or more keys can be held down, can gui handle input the same?

what happens when drawing to a canvas when there PC doesnt have Direct-X installed?

Should I change to canvas drawing or stay with the old? which is better

any opinions?