Date:	Fri, 28 Oct 1994 20:09:07 -0500 (CDT)
From:	Aaron Ucko <UCKO AT VAX1 DOT ROCKHURST DOT EDU>
Subject:	Re: Video memory
To:	randy AT acucobol DOT com
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Organization:	Rockhurst College; Kansas City, MO

>I am using djgpp (a truly fine product) version 1.11 M5 on a 486, and
>was wondering if there is any way to access video memory.  I
>understand that screen access is much faster this way than if using
>the BIOS calls.

Try the functions in libpc.a (which are basically compatible with TC conio
calls, and write directly to video memory--there's also what appears to be a
2-D array mapped to video RAM if you _really_ want to do things yourself :-)

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