From:	Yamaha / XYZZ <scriven AT CS DOT colostate DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: direct access of text screen for mode 0x03
Date:	Wed, 01 Jan 1997 14:13:48 -0700
Organization:	XYZZ Software
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> Dean wrote:
> > Can I directly access the screen in mode 0x03 (normal text mode) so that
> > I can write charicters directly to the screen, and if so (or if not for
> > that matter...) ho do I change the default background/foreground colours
> > so that I can have different colours all over the place:)
> >
> > Also, if I can't acces the screen directly (though I can't really see
> > any reason why not) can I still put stuff on the screen without printf
> > or whatever?

I missed your original post, but if you email me I could send you my
djgpp textmode stuff.  It does direct screen access...  It's not as fast
as it could possibly be, but it's easily fast enough for everything I've
ever needed.


-- Yamaha / XYZZ    "May farce the with be you."
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