Greetings and felicitations Kurt,

 MS>   So how should I write portable software that uses
 MS>   coloured text and which requires screen clearing and
 MS>   cursor repositioning, like the Towers of Hanoi code?

 KK> Video Manager from SNIPPETS? :)
 KK> ANSI is generally a good choice, since it is widely used
 KK> and many emulation libraries are available or easily
 KK> constructed. I even made one for DOS-based apps, and
 KK> I am not a terribly advanced programmer, and even then, it was
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Don't underestimate your abilities Kurt.

 KK> quite some time ago when I was even less knowledgeable.

Byeee, Nigel.

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