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Subject: RE: will thias work
From: "Louis P. Santillan" ####@####.####
Date: 11 Jan 2000 19:03:10 -0000
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Modes 0x00 - 0x06 are part of the CGA spec and have their memory located
at 0xB800:0x0000. I have two 8088s with CGAs that I'd be willing to test
DOS programs on.  The following is from RBIL w/irrelevant parts snipped...

Louis

     text/ text pixel	pixel	colors disply scrn  system
     grph resol	 box  resolution       pages  addr
 00h = T  40x25	 8x8   320x200	16gray	  8   B800 CGA,PCjr,Tandy
 01h = T  40x25	 8x8   320x200	 16	  8   B800 CGA,PCjr,Tandy
 02h = T  80x25	 8x8   640x200	16gray	  4   B800 CGA,PCjr,Tandy
 03h = T  80x25	 8x8   640x200	 16	  4   B800 CGA,PCjr,Tandy
 04h = G  40x25	 8x8   320x200	  4	  .   B800 CGA,PCjr,EGA,MCGA,VGA
 05h = G  40x25	 8x8   320x200	 4gray	  .   B800 CGA,PCjr,EGA
 06h = G  80x25	 8x8   640x200	  2	  .   B800 CGA,PCjr,EGA,MCGA,VGA
 

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On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Greg Haerr wrote:

> : Yes, if you run DOS.  Victor just submitted a DJGPP/GRX
> : port of Microwindows.  I don't know if DJGPP supports 286
> : or just 386...
> 
> As Darran just mentioned, you will have to hack a CGA driver, 
> which will be some work.  Take the scr_bios.c driver and 
> grab an old IBM book and find the bios mode for 320x200,
> and pass that to int10.  In addition, the drawline readpixel
> address calculations are slightly different, I think.
> 
> I'd write it for you but I don't have any CGA machines
> anymore ...
> 
> Greg
> 
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