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From: ram@lscvax.UUCP (Ric Messier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Cursor, etc.
Message-ID: <398@lscvax.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 88 00:49:04 GMT
Organization: Lyndon State College, VT
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Since they tell me that the cursor is defined in hardware, this is
probably futile but I am trying anyway. I vaguely remember someone
mentioning an article in Byte magazine a while back about changing the
cursor to a little state of Texas. Is this in fact possible? If so, how
is it done? I would really like a chance to fool around with the cursor
a little bit. The DOS interrupts to change it don't offer NEARLY enough
flexibility. (I would especially like to SHUT OFF THE FOOLISH
BLINKING!!!) Any help in this area would be appreciated.

On another note, does anyone know how useful the DOS Technical Reference
Manual is (please qualify your answer with how much experience you have
had using manuals, computers, etc. so I will have a frame of reference.)
Also, where can it be obtained and how expensive is it? How about IBM
hardware reference materials?? I am also looking to get the Intel books
on programming their chips. How good are they?? 

Thanks in advance for any help.

-- 
- Kilroy                                                 ram@lscvax.UUCP
'Just what cowpatch is Lyndonville, Vermont in anyway?'

                                                         *** Can't deal, &CRASH