TEXT F/X
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Normal Display (clear all F/X)                                    ESC [ 0 m

  (turns off reverse, brightness, and boldface; sets text and background to
  default colours.  In SkyPix, this will also reset the font to Topaz-8.)
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Activate Bright Colours (STANDARD ANSI ONLY)                      ESC [ 1 m

  (forces the next colour change to use the second 8 colours instead of
  the first.  This command is ignored in SkyPix mode.)
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Activate Italics (STANDARD ANSI ONLY)                             ESC [ 3 m

  (This only worked on a few terminals I tried.)
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Activate Boldface (STANDARD ANSI ONLY) [MCI \o1]                  ESC [ 5 m

  (This command is also ignored in SkyPix mode.)
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Reverse Display [MCI \r1]                                         ESC [ 7 m

  (interchanges the background and foreground colours.)
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FLASHING TEXT AND OTHER STUFF
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Many of the above commands are dependent upon the terminal used.  For
instance, on many IBM terminals Boldface text (ESC [ 5 m) appears
instead as flashing (blinking) characters.  On other terminals, the
(ESC [ 1 m) command activates flashing text instead of turning on bright
colours (TERM, for instance, uses flashing text to represent the second
8 colours on 8-colour (3 bit-plane) screens.)  Still others represent the
second 8 colours by Boldface text.  You will need to experiment to figure
out how your terminal implements each of the above commands.

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