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From: "Juan Raul Rosero" <jrosero AT alpha DOT telecom-co DOT net>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: VGA, VESA; making DOS graphics
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:38:00 -0500
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Hi, my name is Juan Raul Rosero and I need to develop graphics an interface
graphic in DOS, In VGA like the DJGPP interface or RHIDE interface. Which
libraries do I need?? do I need GRX or no??

Thank you for your help.
-----Mensaje original-----
De: Damian Yerrick <DONT DOT YOU DOT DAREd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comSEND DOT SPAM>
Grupos de noticias: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Para: djgpp AT delorie DOT com <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Fecha: Jueves, 09 de Marzo de 2000 07:52 p.m.
Asunto: Re: VGA, VESA; making DOS graphics


>On 9 Mar 2000 18:14:47 GMT, deisenzi AT d DOT umn DOT edu wrote:
>
>>Hello all, I have successfully written some code that uses the VGA driver
>>but I would like to make graphics with a higher resolution.  I am using a
>>dinosaur (486) and it's a Compaq (no flames please).  The current display
>>setting used by Windows is...
>>Compaq/ET4-W32 640X480 256 color
>>
>>Apparently some other display drivers are available because I am able to
>>change to these but the monitor is not displaying them properly (hazy,
>>triple-image).  The ones that I have been trying have a resolution of
800X600,
>>example being the Super VGA.
>
>Then try 640x480.  In 256 colors, that's considered SVGA.
>
>>I am not sure if VESA is available to me.
>>[snip]
>>Does this mean that, without a doubt, VESA is not available to me?
>
>You may be able to find a VBE/AF driver:
>  http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/freebe/
>  http://www.scitechsoft.com/
>Then just code your app for VBE/AF and be done with it.
>
>If you need help, look at the Allegro source.
>
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