From:	Damian Yerrick <DONT DOT YOU DOT DAREd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comSEND DOT SPAM>
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Subject:	Re: VGA, VESA; making DOS graphics
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Date:	Thu, 09 Mar 2000 21:49:56 GMT
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On 9 Mar 2000 18:14:47 GMT, deisenzi AT d DOT umn DOT edu wrote:

>Hello all, I have successfully written some code that uses the VGA driver 
>but I would like to make graphics with a higher resolution.  I am using a 
>dinosaur (486) and it's a Compaq (no flames please).  The current display 
>setting used by Windows is...
>Compaq/ET4-W32 640X480 256 color
>
>Apparently some other display drivers are available because I am able to 
>change to these but the monitor is not displaying them properly (hazy, 
>triple-image).  The ones that I have been trying have a resolution of 800X600, 
>example being the Super VGA.

Then try 640x480.  In 256 colors, that's considered SVGA.

>I am not sure if VESA is available to me.
>[snip]
>Does this mean that, without a doubt, VESA is not available to me?

You may be able to find a VBE/AF driver:
  http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/freebe/
  http://www.scitechsoft.com/
Then just code your app for VBE/AF and be done with it.

If you need help, look at the Allegro source.

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