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From: tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin)
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Subject: Re: v11i119: dartdemo, DART circuit simulation (part 01/03)
Message-ID: <1991Apr15.125532.22037@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
Date: 15 Apr 91 12:55:32 GMT
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In article <1991Apr14.083252.16321@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) says:
..
>BTW, when I write my own programs for general distribution on the
>net, I never rely on this technique of separate video support files. 
>I always include them within the executable code.  Much more
>convenient for the user, and no potential hassle. 
>

While I did do this for one of my programs, the added memory taken by
all the .chr and .bgi files increased my program over the small size
(cga.bgi, egavga.bgi, gothic.chr). 

Carl