d > > Perhaps we will need a new Intel assembler. Does the Video BIOS need to > > be able to run in protected mode? What code level should we use (486, > > 586, 686)? > > What about nasm? It is free software and i preffer the sintaxis over gnu as. > Nasm is not full intel sintaxis though. > Some VESA functions need to run in protected mode. We can write asm code that > run in real and protected mode with care about segments. I have see code like > that before. > I have not see a 486 with pci but maybe it exist.
I've got one. I don't know if the PCI is on the 486 chip itself, but it's sure on the motherboard. And I have a PCI video board plugged into it. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
