From:	Martynas Kunigelis <martynas AT nm3 DOT ktu DOT lt>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Geting 8x8 text from rom?
Date:	Tue, 16 Dec 1997 11:59:24 +0200
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Tony O'Bryan wrote:
> 
> Martynas Kunigelis wrote:
> 
[offensive post snipped]

> 
> There is no reason to get hyper on him, especially since he is correct
> for the platform he came from.  Turbo C required far pointers to specify
> a segment:offset address as a single long pointer.  Hence A000:0000 was
> addressed as:
> 
> unsigned char far *Screen = (unsigned char far *)0xa0000000;
> 
> And the font ROM would be addressed as (assuming the address is
> F000:FA6E):
> 
> unsigned char far *Rom = (unsigned char far *)0xf000fa6e;
> 
> You are correct about the protected mode linear address, and he was
> correct about the real mode Borlandism.


I am really sorry if I sounded hyper.. :( Had a bad day... The fact
that I _was_ aware of the Borlandism you mention makes me even more
guilty. Again, sorry, didn't mean it. However, weren't you supposed
to use MK_FP(0xa000,0) under Borland instead of the 0xa0000000 hack? :)

Martynas

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