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From: aaron@jessica.stanford.edu (Aaron Wallace)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: EUREKA!  (Was Re: Performance degradation in 386 enhanced mode)
Message-ID: <1991Jan24.210542.1274@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 24 Jan 91 21:05:42 GMT
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In article <1991Jan24.034807.1736@athena.mit.edu> mmshah@athena.mit.edu (Milan M Shah) writes:
>Re: graphics in a window.
>
>It can be done. If you are running windows in graphics mode a, then one
>can do graphics in a dos window of mode less than a. I run in 800x600 mode,
>and I can play chess master 2100 in EGA and VGA modes in a window (sort of,
>no mouse) But the graphics work.

>Milan

With a gool 'ol Herc, DOS programs doing graphics can continue to run in
a window as well.  The speed hit isn't that bad--I've used FltSim 4 in a
window on my 386sx and, while not as crisp as full screen, is still usable.
Just watch out for crashing the plane while switching to something else!

Aaron Wallace