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From: jrr@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Jim Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Border color on PS/2 display (VGA?)
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Date: 6 Dec 88 17:31:04 GMT
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Reply-To: jrr@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Jim Russell)
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY
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We recently got a new IBM PS/2 Model 60, with the standard IBM video adapter
(which I believe is a VGA?) and I was wondering what one does to set the
border color on the screen.  I know that for the old Color-Graphics-Adapter,
you had to write to port '3D9' (or something like that), according to the
Tech Ref. manual.  I tried this on the PS/2 and it didn't work, and I
don't have access to a Technical Reference manual for the VGA.

And while you're at it, how do you set the default text colors?  (I currently
use ANSI.SYS commands, but there may be a nicer way.)

If this is a stupid question, please e-mail (rather than post) the answer.

Thanks,

Jim Russell
CS Dept, Cornell Univ.
jrr@svax.cs.cornell.edu