Changing the color of dos text output.

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From: Douglas A. Bell
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 19:13

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Does any one know of a way to change the color of standard output
via C or assemble?

I don't want to use ansi or write directly to screen memory.

Is there a dos interupt call that can accomplish this? 

(a short example of code would be nice.)

Thanks,

Doug
-- 
Douglas Bell         "... but that's not important, that's just numbers."   
dab6@po.cwru.edu               Dr. Wu,  Math Professor

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