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Port 3C0, 10 - Attribute Mode Control
1xxx xxxx P5 and P4 Select
This bit selects the source for the P5 and P4
video bits that act as inputs to the video
DAC. When this bit is set to 0, P5 and P4
are the outputs of the internal Palette regis-
ters. When this bit is set to 1, P5 and P4 are
bits 1 and 0 og the Color Select Register
(3C0, 14).
x1xx xxxx PEL Width
When this bit is set to 1, the bideo data is
sampled so that eight bits are available to
select a color in the 256-color mode (mode
13h). This bit is set to 0 in all other modes).
xx1x xxxx PEL Panning Compatibility
When this bit is set to 1, a successful line-
compare in the CRT controller forces the output
of the PEL Panning register to 0 until a
vertical synchronization occurs, at which time
the output returns to its programmed value. This
bit allows a selected portion of a screen to be
panned.
When this bit is set to 0, line compate has no
effect on the output of the PEL Panning register.
xxx1 xxxx Reserved
xxxx 1xxx Enable blink/Select Background Intensity
When this bit is set to 0, the most-significant
bit of the attribute selects the background
intensity (which allows 16 colors for back-
ground). When set to 1, this bit enables
blinking.
xxxx x1xx Enable Line Graphics Character Code
When this bit is set to 0, the ninth dot will be
the same as the background. When set to 1, this
bit enables the special-linegraphics character
codes for the monochrome emulation mode. This
emulation forceds the ninth dot of a graphics
character to be identical to the eighth dot
of the character. The line-graphics character
codes for the monochrome emulation mode are
C0h through DFh.
For character fonts that do not utilize these
line-graphics character codes, bit 2 should be
set to 0 to prevent unwanted video information
from displaying on the CRT screen.
BIOS will set this bit, the correct dot clock,
and other registers when the 9-dot alphanumeric
mode is selected.
xxxx xx1x Mono Emulation
When this bit is set to 1, monochrome emulation
mode is selected. When this bit is set to 0,
color emulation mode is selected.
xxxx xxx1 Graphics/Alphanumeric Mode
When set to 1, this bit selects the graphics
mode of operation.
See Also:
3C0, 14
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