From: "yidaki" Subject: Re: Newbie GFX Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <01c004b9$f4bc0ec0$ac7297d4 AT grebo> Message-ID: <01c007bd$ab87f000$ac7997d4@grebo> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Lines: 35 NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.151.121.172 X-Complaints-To: news-abuse AT swip DOT net X-Trace: nntpserver.swip.net 966456479 212.151.121.172 (Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:07:59 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:07:59 MET DST Organization: A Customer of Tele2 X-Sender: unknown AT d212-151-121-172 DOT swipnet DOT se Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:07:59 GMT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com > Answers have already been given, so I'm going to give you some advice instead. > i need it :) > Rather than diving right into such a complicated matter as graphics > programming, I suggest you instead learn about the x86 architecture (its > instruction set, registers, etc), and then move on to DOS/BIOS interrupts. If > you don't know what _ax is (its the Accumulator Register), you probably > shouldn't be trying to program graphics yet. no, youre right. after seeing all that 'strange' code i should try something else. Is there a recommendation for a book? I learn faster from text. > > Also keep in mind that unless a tutorial specifically states it's written for > DJGPP (or that it uses no hardware/platform/compiler dependent code), it's > probably written for a Borland or Microsoft compiler, making it (generally) > incompatible with DJGPP. Reading about real mode and protected mode probably > wouldn't hurt. ;) > > ------- > AndrewJ > Real mode and protected mode, ok. Wonder how that translates into swedish? :)