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In article <1991Jun6.083037.21366@kessner.denver.co.us> david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) writes:
>In article <1017@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> rees@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Rees Griffiths) writes:
>>      Could somebody please provide me with some pointers to the
>>necessary code to access the full 256 colours that VGA has to offer.
>>Most languages only provide built in support for 16 colours (Turbo C).
>>  Any books/source code that are available would be most appreciated.
>
>These two will get you going on programming VGA cards.  There are other
>books that you will need that cover the basics of computer graphics:  Line
>drawing, circles, bit-blocks, polygons, 3-D displays, animation, etc.  Again,
>I forgot the name of the book, but you cannot miss it:  It is a thick, white,
>hardback published by Addision Wesley and runs about $65 (I have a previous
>version of this book that goes by a different name).  

	I believe you're referring to:
	
	Fundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics, 2nd Edition
	Foley and Van Dam (with 2 other authors in 2nd ed)

another good book is:

	Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics
	Newmann and Sproull

	- sam -