From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: Dos char set
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2000 21:23:48 GMT, rob89 AT my-deja DOT com wrote:

>You said that each row is one byte. If there are 8 rows then would it
>not mean that in total a character would be stored in 8 bytes? Does it
>mean that the characters (in BIOS) are stored in 8 byte formats? I am
>confused here as u said that they are stored in a bitmap...

Yes, each glyph is stored as eight bytes, each containing one row of
the image.  They are stored as a raw bitmap (not a Windows bitmap or
an Allegro "bitmap"); it's easier to see this if you look up how to
write drivers for the 16-color screen modes.

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