From: Ryan McGee <don't AT spam DOT me>
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Subject: Re: How to write to far pointer directly
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 15:52:38 -0600
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Is that faster or slower than using _farpokeb?

Ryan
RDM AT inlink DOT com

krizz wrote:

> ex. for the vga addr.
>
> char *video;
> __djgpp_nearptr_enable();
> video=(char*) (__djgpp_conventional_base+0xa0000);
>
> K. Chung wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >         Does anyone how to write to the far pointer address directly
> > without using the _farpoke function group or hacking it to near pointer?