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From: ua369@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (George Walker)
Subject: A PC-VGA based Shell for Int-Fict...
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1993 07:37:25 GMT
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I'm programming a VGA shell to be used by myself and any interested
(hopefully rich) people.  It will be shareware or freeware depending on
the end quality.  But it's a ways off...I need some help testing some key
parts, and some testers for the system when it is complete.  

I won't be selling it for money. 
 
Right now the interface is similar to the APPLE //, with a few rows of
text at the bottom of the screen and a big 400x640x256c area above it.

I've made routines to support the text area, and it is fast (faster than
the BIOS text mode routines).  Scratch Buffer and Page Flipping of the
upper area has also been programmed.
 
If you are interested in testing this on your system and have
	VESA & 512K - VGA
	uue
	PC computer
then email me.
 
My gateway to internet refuses to allow people to access FTP so I won't
put any files on a site.
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