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to: N.FERRI@AGORA.STM.IT
from: TOM TORFS
date: 1997-08-02 11:58:00
subject: Change video mode

N.Ferri@agora.stm.it wrote in a message to All:
 Na> In any case, by writing mov ax,83h or mov ax,131h (int10h) I get
 Na> the screen locked up.
 Na> Strange, because the cursor jumps from the very end of the screen
 Na> (low left corner) to the top left corner without actually erasing
 Na> anything on the screen
That's what you needed, isn't it ? The cursor repositioning is normal of 
course, since you've reset the video mode.
Try mov ax,81h and you'll notice that the screen will reset to 40-line mode 
while still keeping the contents intact.
greetz,
Tom
tomtorfs@mail.dma.be
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