Subj : Re: cputs does not work in graphics-modi ?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Bob Gonder
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 05:24 pm

R.Wieser wrote:

>I seem mistakingly have assumed that the *c*printf (and family) ment
>"console" 

They do.

>and would, on an X86, use the INT 10h bios-calls,

They might if they wanted to be extreemly slow about it.
Borland gave you a choice to use the slow bios calls, or the speedier
direct-to-hardware version. (i.e. copy the string to a000:0000)
See the subject for "directvideo"

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