Re: GGI Project Unhappy On Linux
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:41:37 -0800 (PST)
> > Actually, it is "fake" graphics mode -- it's a technique called
> > character tiling. It's a stupid idea, too.
> Exactly! I remember a game on DOS called CD-MAN that was entirely written
> using that technique - it looked fine, but that's it. And the splash screens
> of some bioses work in exactly the same way as the arrow mouse
> cursor in, say, Norton Utilities.
Heh, yes, I wrote a DOS game myself using this technique.
-hpa
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