Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 20:44:28 -0500
Message-Id: <199903050144.UAA07507@envy.delorie.com>
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <36DD7C88.5A5B@ns.sympatico.ca> (message from Dave Nugent on Wed,
	03 Mar 1999 10:16:40 -0800)
Subject: Re: DJGPP'S "system" command
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com


The program runs on the graphics screen.  If all is OK with this
(i.e. the BIOS understands the graphics mode), it should print things
on the graphics screen.  More likely, your screen will get messed up
by the attempt, or the data will fall out of the card and dissappear.

> If you are in a graphics mode, and issue a system command, what is
> supposed to happen?  Is the system command supposed to execute in
> the background without affecting your current graphics mode screen?
> Or is it supposed to jump to a DOS screen, execute the command and
> then return to graphics mode?