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From:	brennan AT mack DOT rt66 DOT com (Brennan "Reverend Bas" Underwood)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: VESA Split Screen?
Date:	28 Jul 1996 14:17:40 -0600
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In article <Dv4LMn DOT H8t AT mv DOT mv DOT com>, valgasu <valgasu AT mv DOT mv DOT com> wrote:
>Hello, I'm wondering, under VBE 2.0 is there any function that lets you 
>use a "split screen" (like the Line Compare Register in normal VGA)...  
>Being able to do this is rather important to my program, so, if this is 
>not supported, does anyone know where I can get info on svga chipsets?  
>If enough still support it in svga modes, I will just set up a function 
>table to accomplish what I need...  

You can get the VBE2.0 spec at
http://www.rt66.com/~brennan/djgpp/vbe20.zip

and as far as I know, no, it's not a supported VESA function. Tho it
should be...

Look for "Programmer's Guide to EGA, VGA, and Super VGA cards" or something
to that effect by Ferraro. The PC video hardware bible, it is.


--Brennan
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