Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 20:41:54 -0800 (PST)
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To: luke AT mania DOT com DOT au, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: write SCREEN SAVER with djgpp
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At 12:04  2/9/1998 GMT, My name is Legion wrote:
>just wondering if you know any tips or libraries for writing screen
>savers with djgpp
If you mean for Windows, you'll need to at least get the RSXNT package. Look
for a link on www.delorie.com, then ask in a Windows-specific forum to find
the screen-saver interface.
If you mean for DOS, you'll have to write a TSR. There is an example TSR in
the v2tk/ directory of the DJGPP tree on Simtelnet. It will involve hooking
the timer and keyboard interrupts, so also see FAQ section 18.9. Note that
DJGPP may not be the best way to write TSR's, which by nature need to be
very small in memory. (I hate to disparage DJGPP for anything but for
something as simple as a screen saver, real-mode assembly is probably the
best way.)
>your help is much appreciated
>thanks
>luke AT mania DOT com DOT au
If you want a reply by e-mail (and I assume you do since an earlier message
that went only to the group seems to have been ignored), the least you can
do is put your real e-mail address in the mail header. Most people here
don't have the time to fiddle with addresses, and some will get annoyed and
refuse to reply at all.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net