-=> Eric Kilfoil wrote to Bill Birrell <=-

 EK> That should work on a dos machine.. i've never tried it under linux
 EK> and I don't know whether linux REQUIRES you to use the libVGA stuff
 EK> to direct video writes.

It doesn't *require* libvga -- because you can always just look at the
source of libvga and see how it does what it does; then, copy that. :-)  
But going through libvga is a good idea. It *does* require root access,
unless you're using one of the new fbcons or kggi console devices. And it
definitely WON'T work the DOS way in Linux.

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