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From: buck@siswat.UUCP (A. Lester Buck)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Looking for VGA graphics routines for 386/ix
Message-ID: <509@siswat.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 90 06:39:19 GMT
References: <LARRY.90Mar5134630@focsys.uucp>
Organization: Photon Graphics,  Houston
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In article <LARRY.90Mar5134630@focsys.uucp>, larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson) writes:
< 
< We know how to put a VGA into graphics mode with little effort. What
< we would like to avoid is writing all those nice little graphics
< routines that do things like:
< 
<     draw points
<     draw lines
<     draw boxes
<     draw circles
<     get/set colour values
<     text display (in graphics mode)
<     read current display contents
<     etc, etc, etc....
< 
< Has anyone tackled this?
< 
< -Larry

Get the following excellent book and/or companion diskette:

Programmer's Guide to PC & PS/2 Video Systems
Richard Wilton
Microsoft Press
ISBN 1-55615-103-9

The above routines and more is included.

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A. Lester Buck     buck@siswat.lonestar.org  ...!texbell!moray!siswat!buck