Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 14:51:02 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: j_mini@efn.org (Jonathan Mini) Cc: roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de, robsch@robkaos.ruhr.de, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Int 16 function 0x0 only in X mode Message-ID: <199610090521.OAA13656@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.95.961008213851.15455B-100000@garcia.efn.org> from "Jonathan Mini" at Oct 8, 96 09:40:44 pm
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Jonathan Mini stands accused of saying: > > On Fri, 4 Oct 1996, Robert Eckardt wrote: > > > No, Xmode means that doscmd (when called as `doscmd -x') opens > > an X-window on your Xserver. > > Re. these `funky registers' I might be corrected by someone else. > > Oh. =) Ability to use "X mode" as it is called in DOS,which is created by > programming the VGA registers directly, thereby creating "nonstandard > modes" (i.e. not supported by BIOS) was more than I expected for this > early in the project. That's Mode X, not X-mode 8) > Jon Mini, j_mini@efn.org, mini@4j.lane.edu -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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