VGA text mode
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vga-text-mode-163-8159707
title:
VGA text mode
text:
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 the 1990s and persists today for some applications on modern computers. The main features of VGA text mode are colored characters and their background, blinking, various shapes of the cursor, and loadable fonts. The Linux console traditionally uses hardware VGA text modes, and the Win32 console environment has an ability to switch the screen to
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Computer graphics standard from 1987
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_text_mode
date created:
2010-03-04T23:42:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T11:14:23Z
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