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From: daly@masscomp.ccur.com (Patrick Daly)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Info on display hardware wanted
Keywords: pc video display ega vga cga hercules
Message-ID: <9371@masscomp.ccur.com>
Date: 5 Feb 90 19:04:57 GMT
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Reply-To: daly@masscomp.UUCP (Patrick Daly)
Organization: Concurrent Computer Corporation, Westford MA
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I have seen responses to this info request, and I expect it will be very
helpful to me as well since I was thinking of writing an application to
run with various graphics cards.  Thanks.

I would like to ask a realted question:

When I look at various games and applications that run on PC's, I get
the impression that the application writers invent their own homebrew
user interface system.   That is, the pop-up menus and dialogs, etc
appear to be custom built rather than implemented through some standard 
set of library routines.

The only standard software that I am aware of (although never seen or used)
is Microsoft Windows, which I EXPECT has these user interface features.  
However, I also expect MSW is used to manage MULTIPLE programs running under 
DOS in different windows whereas what I want is a somewhat SIMPLER set of 
UI tools (popups, dialogs, etc) that I can use within a SINGLE application 
on the PC.

Does such a library exist ?    Price ?
Thanks in advance.