rwh0542@isc.rit.edu (R.W. Howell ) (04/12/91)
Where can I get egavga.bgi needed for this program?
Thanx
Bob Howell
I don't know where I live, but send mail anyway!!!!ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (04/14/91)
In article <1991Apr11.175126.6881@isc.rit.edu> rwh0542@isc.rit.edu (R.W. Howell ) writes: >Where can I get egavga.bgi needed for this program? : The .bgi files are part of Borland's Turbo products. Strictly speaking (in accordance with Borland's license statement) either 1) The author of dartdemo should have included the .bgi with his program. 2) You would have to buy a Borland compiler, and get the .bgi files from there. In practice, you would look for another package that legally includes the relevant .bgi file. IMPORTANT! The .bgi (and .chr) files must not alone be made available on the net, because that would be a direct violation of Borland's License Statement. This is a statement of an inevitable fact. Not my personal preference. BTW, when I write my own programs for general distribution on the net, I never rely on this technique of separate video support files. I always include them within the executable code. Much more convenient for the user, and no potential hassle. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin) (04/15/91)
In article <1991Apr14.083252.16321@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) says: .. >BTW, when I write my own programs for general distribution on the >net, I never rely on this technique of separate video support files. >I always include them within the executable code. Much more >convenient for the user, and no potential hassle. > While I did do this for one of my programs, the added memory taken by all the .chr and .bgi files increased my program over the small size (cga.bgi, egavga.bgi, gothic.chr). Carl
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (04/16/91)
In article <1991Apr15.125532.22037@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin) writes: >In article <1991Apr14.083252.16321@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) says: : >>I always include them within the executable code. Much more >>convenient for the user, and no potential hassle. >> > >While I did do this for one of my programs, the added memory taken by >all the .chr and .bgi files increased my program over the small size >(cga.bgi, egavga.bgi, gothic.chr). Ah! But there is a catch here. Only include the driver that you are going to need. E.g. on my more recent games I only include egavga.bgi. I make the assumption, that for a game the user has at least an ega (fair enough nowadays). But now we are drifting from the main theme of c.b.i.p.d, and I have therefore put comp.lang.pascal as the followup-to. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun