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From: cd5340@mars.njit.edu (Charlap)
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Subject: Re: Quick C and VGA Mode 10h
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Date: 1 Feb 91 00:53:48 GMT
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In article <1991Jan30.103545@hammer.Prime.COM> cummings@hammer.Prime.COM (Kevin Cummings) writes:
>
>In text modes, (someone correct me if I'm wrong here) the iRGB form is
>fixed, the color palette is not used, and only 2 intensities of 8 real
>colors are available (totaling 16 colors).  
>
You asked for it.  No, you can remap the palette in text mode.  The only
problem is that a MODE CO80 command will clear it back to the default
colors, which match the CGA color set.  Check out a recent copy of the
Norton Utilities, and run the NCC program, which lets you do it.

--- Dave (cd5340@mars.njit.edu)