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- From: userDHAL@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (David Halliwell)
- Subject: Re: IBM8514.bgi
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- Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:53:49 GMT
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- pfrants@cs.vu.nl (Frants P) writes:
-
- >I have tried to use the ibm8514.bgi driver, but it fails. The program stays in
- >text-mode. I know my computer has svga. So tell me if I am doing things wrong:
-
- [code fragment deleted]
-
- The IBM8514 card is *not* SVGA. It does have the same 1024x768 resolution,
- but it is radically different from SVGA cards. If your card does support
- the IBM8514 modes (such as some of the ATI accelerator cards which
- combine SVGA and IBM8514 capabilities on the same card) then you have to
- make sure that the card's "adapter interface" is loaded into memory
- before running any program using the .BGI driver. Borland's driver uses
- this AI, rather than directly controlling the hardware.
-
- If you have just an ordinary SVGA card, then to access the extended
- graphics modes you need a .BGI driver for SVGA cards. Borland does not
- provide them (unless they added them to version 7), but other people
- have developed them. Look in the SIMTEL archives under <MSDOS.BORLAND>.
- (Unless they've changed that on me as well :-)) You should be able to
- FTP the appropriate drivers and instructions.
-
-
- Dave Halliwell
- Department of Geography
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta
-