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Re: VGA memory address

#843
From: KIENENBERGER MIKE L
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 11:46
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In article <92234.142558KSADEGH@auvm.american.edu>, Kayvon Z. Sadeghi <KSADEGH@auvm.american.edu> writes...
>hi out there,
> 
>I am trying to write a program that reads the screen buffer and changes
>the contants. It works with monochrome display machines as I use the
>adress 0xB000; but when it comes to VGA or any other monitor, it gives me
>some trouble. I am using the address 0xB800, I think thats the right one
>as I have checked it in many ways.
>BTW, I am using C, if that matters.
> 
>Can anyone give me a hint?
>------------------------------------------------------------
>KAYVON Z. SADEGHI                  K.SADEGHI@IEEE.ORG

Yes, post to some IBM group.
This has as little to do with games programming as asking a
question on how to use the "printf()" statement in C.

THESE are the kind of postings that don't belong here.
Yes, many hardware questions do have some relevence, but questions like
this one have no place in this group!
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-Mike Kienenberger                       SXMLK@ALASKA           (BITNet)
 University of Alaska Computer Network   SXMLK@acad3.alaska.edu (Internet)
 University of Alaska-Fairbanks
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