From: Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Discontinuing build attempt on LibXemu
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 10:59:20 CST
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> The only two things I am aware of were the linear graphics buffer at a fixed
> address and the event library support.  The event library can be done in
> V2.x - and the linear buffer can be handled with near pointers if the 
> video card supports a linear buffer.  

Oops, make that THREE things - you must have a setup routine which called the
graphics driver.  GRX 1.x supported drivers for all types of cards - where
I forced everything to be VBE based for video setup when I was migrating.