Subj : Re: cputs does not work in graphics-modi ?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : R.Wieser
Date : Fri Sep 23 2005 05:21 pm

Ed Mulroy <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket> schreef in berichtnieuws
433385f0$1@newsgroups.borland.com...

Hello Ed,
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> The BIOS on those machines does not always properly
> correlate with the video card.

This strikes me as bizarre, as the Graphics-BIOS is (as far as I know) part
of the *Graphics-card*, not the machine (I gather you mean motherboard) ...
And INT 10h -calls go directly to that bios,.

> While I have not noticed what you say when I read
> Ralf Brown's list, what I am speaking of is what is,
> not what someone wrote.

In that case we've got a problem, as I'm speaking from my own experience
too.  And although I never designed a PC (other than choosing a motherboard
and other components, and plug them together), I have designed & build one
based on the Z80 processor (before the PC).

> - You are using a compiler form 17 years ago and pitching
> a fit about it not doing what you HOPE it would do.  I
> suspect that the documentation does not say it will do what
> you want.

Yes, it looks that way, doesn't it.    Strange, if you realize that my
starting-point was a question about how to tell TC to accept my setting,
instead of having me work within it's (currently faulty) limits.

> On top of that you say that you do even have the debugger.
> Both why you do not have one and how you can expect to
> develop without a debugger is beyond me.  One came with
> your copy of MSDOS or PCDOS and two more came
> with the compiler.

Incorrect conclusion I'm afraid : I've got several debuggers, and have been
known to use them too.   But I seldom see a benefit in using them,
especially when I have a source-file at hand, and can add debugging-output
to it whereever I want it.

But in this case I would like not to change the standard libraries.
Ofcourse, I could reverse-engeneer the origional one, change it to my
liking, create a new lib and use that from now on.  But somehow I have the
feeling I do not currently know all it's secrets (which could give means to
an easier solution), which is why I posted my question.

> The compiler is from SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.  It is not
> going to change.  If you don't like the BGI fonts then write
> your own.  If you don't like the way the functions provided
> by the compiler work, then write ones that work however
> you want them to work.

As I said, I assumed that I just did not know the way to tell TC what I
wanted.  Alas, although that still might be true it looks like TC cannot
listen .... :-)

Regards,
  Rudy Wieser

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