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In article <49fad291.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM>, rickh@apollo.HP.COM
(Richard Hohmann) writes:
>     I am trying to write a windowing command processor using my
> VGA's 800x600 mode.  I have Version 6.11 of Microsoft's mouse.com
> driver.  I use INT 33h to acknowledge the mouse driver and I try
> to turn it on with subfunction 01h, giving it a pattern with
> subfunction 09h.  I don't see anything on the screen.  Is this
> because the driver doesn't know about the extended graphics mode
> (mode 58h, I think)?  Is there a newer version of the driver that
> will recognize this mode?  Do I have to write my own (please say
> 'no')?

    No, the MS mouse driver won't support the SVGA modes.  I'd check first
    with the manufacturer of your VGA card to see if they have anything. 
    Beyond that, there are a few graphics libraries (like Metawindow) that
    will supply a graphics cursor for a mouse, provided that they support
    your graphics card, if you want to go that route.

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