[ColorForth] Graphic compability

[Bob Shafer <bobsh@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Mark Slicker wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Bob Shafer wrote:
> 
> > FYI...
> > 
> > I tried the color.com from there. It did not work on my PC, which Chuck's 
> > color.com does work on. I ran it from a floppy that boots into FreeDos. It 
> > might work if I used debug to write it to a floppy and tried it that way, 
> > but I didn't. What happens is that the screen changes mode, and then it 
> > reboots the computer.
> > 
> > I'll try it again later. It might be fine, and I just did something wrong 
> > (downloaded it in ascii; copied the wrong file to diskette; typed the wrong 
> > command; ... :-)
> > 
> 
> Also, remember these are cold boot versions. Use dd, rawrite, or debug to
> write these to a floppy, then boot. Don't try to run under windows or dos.

That worked. I tried the resulting floppy on another machine that Chuck's
colorForth does not work on, and it still doesn't work, but that might be
because the graphic card doesn't quite support 1024x768 at the required
color depth. It might work with an 800x600 colorForth. It seemed to boot
OK and get to the logo, but the logo displayed as a couple of bands of
color, one near the top and one near the middle of the screen. The bands
of color looked like the logo might look if you squished it vertically.

Has anyone else tried Mark's version on machines that colorforth hasn't
worked on before, but that it might now?
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