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From: wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Determination of Graphics cards on PCs
Message-ID: <471@naucse.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 14:26:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 19 14:26:41 1987
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Summary: Graphics cards?  What is installed?
Xref: mnetor comp.graphics:1272 comp.sys.ibm.pc:9232


In order to determine the type of card that is installed in
a machine, normally requires opening the machine itself.
However, if you are developing your own software, you may
use BIOS service 15 to get the current video mode.  Video mode 
seven is for monochrome text.  Interrupt 17 (equipment list)
may also be used to check on the power up video setting.
You may look these up in Norton's Programmer's Guide to 
the IBM PC or in the MS_DOS programmer's manuals.