From: aho450s AT nic DOT smsu DOT edu (Tony O'Bryan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP & PMODE FEATURES
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 13:56:38 GMT
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On Fri, 16 May 1997 09:32:15 +0200, Andrea Martino <amartino AT iiic DOT ethz DOT ch>
wrote:

>I want to acces video memory (0xA0000), but, when I try to do it, the
>compiler returns a SIGSEG. I have to tell the compiler that I CAN

You can save yourself loads of headaches by downloading Shawn Hargreave's
Allegro graphics library.  It's very fast and easy to use, and will get you into
actual graphics programming LOTS faster than you will on your own.  My system
recently crashed, so I don't have the URL handy.  But someone here will probably
follow-up this message and post the address -hint- :)