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From:	"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT nowhere DOT cmm>
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Subject:	Re: 1] Problems with compiler 2] Problems with Rhide
Date:	Sat, 1 Sep 2007 23:06:09 -0400
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"Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews AT gmail DOT com> wrote in message
news:1188633680 DOT 512067 DOT 168070 AT 57g2000hsv DOT googlegroups DOT com...
> On Aug 30, 9:52 pm, Ethan Rosenberg <eth DOT  DOT  DOT  AT earthlink DOT net> wrote:
> > 2] When I start Rhide, my screen looks like a blue and yellow checker
> > board. When I open a program, it clears, but when I go to any other
> > screen; eg, compile, the checker board reappears.
> >
>
> Regarding the screen problems... I'm not exactly sure if it's that
> problem or an additional one...
> Apparently, RHIDE is using int 10h functions 1Cxxh to save/restore VGA
> state. Either it's not using them correctly or they're not implemented
> properly in the video BIOS or not supported properly under Windows. I
> work around that by overriding the int 10h interrupt code and failing
> those 1Cxxh functions.
>
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I'm curious.  Why do you call/spawn/system one program from the other?  Why
not just setup the interrupt block as a stand alone NASM TSR?  No need to
rename RHIDE or use TC.  Your interrupt routines should fit nicely into a
modified version of this NASM TSR:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.lang.asm/msg/e186d9ed4dee7ff5?hl=en


Rod Pemberton

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