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echo: os2prog
to: Kevin Ring
from: Jorgen De Gier
date: 1995-12-22 01:54:00
subject: Non-PM Graphics

Hallo Kevin,

Mike Bilow schreef dit aan Kevin Ring:

 KR>> Is it possible to create a non-PM 32 bit OS/2 native program
 KR>> that uses graphics modes (such as mode 13h)?

 MB> You can write a 32-bit OS/2 program that runs in full-screen text mode.
 MB> However, it would need to call at least some of the 16-bit VioXxxxx API
 MB> calls.

You can look at Fullscreen DIVE. Devcon#8 has a sample for it.
But why non-PM? If you want speed, you want DIVE. I got a framerate of 186
frames/second on my simple 486-100 using DIVE.

Toedeloe,
Jorgen de Gier

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