VGA text mode was introduced in 1987 by IBM as part of the VGA standard for its IBM PS/2 computers. Its use on IBM PC compatibles was widespread through...
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border between text mode and graphical programs can sometimes be fuzzy, especially on the PC's VGA hardware, because many later text mode programs tried...
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Video Graphics Array (redirect from VGA)
capabilities, continue to implement common VGA graphics modes and interfaces to the present day. The VGA analog interface standard has been extended...
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notorious for its emulation of certain EGA/VGA text mode features, particularly random access to the text buffer, even if the application runs in a window...
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Mode 13h is the standard 256-color mode on VGA graphics hardware introduced in 1987 with the IBM PS/2. It has a resolution of 320 × 200 pixels. It was...
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Linux console (category Text user interface)
any VGA-style text mode, but the kernel itself has very limited means to set these modes up. SVGATextMode helps to enable more complex text modes than...
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VESA BIOS Extensions (redirect from Super VGA BIOS Extension)
framebuffer from protected mode without "thunking" down to real mode. This is implemented using a new Function 0Ah. Super VGA page flipping Allows higher...
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Windows Console (category Text user interface)
adapter. This is analogous to a text system console. This early full-screen mode only supports VGA-compatible text modes, giving it a maximum character...
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IBM Monochrome Display Adapter (redirect from Video mode 7)
video connectors List of defunct graphics chips and card companies VGA text mode Elliott, John C. (2005-11-06). "Monochrome Display Adapter: Notes"....
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Display resolution standards (redirect from Quarter VGA)
1980s. QVGA is not a standard mode offered by the VGA BIOS, even though VGA and compatible chipsets support a QVGA-sized Mode X. The term refers only to...
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