From: "Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Msnews@pineight.8m.com>
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Subject: Re: Printing strings in VGA 13h mode (or other graphical mode)
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"Martin Stromberg" <eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se> wrote:
> Damian Yerrick (NOSP AT Musenet@pineight.8m.com) wrote:
> : You missed the point. The ROM font looks boring.
> : When I start up DOS, I set the console font to a nice
> : font that I drew. Need source code for "set font"?
>
> How much memory does a font take (and which kind)?

An 8x8 bilevel 256-glyph  font takes 8x8x1x256 bits, or 2K.
Double that for an 8x16 font. It gets kind of hairy when you
start to use proportional fonts, however.

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