toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) (10/03/89)
If you use or desire to use NNANSI.SYS with a "Paradise" based VGA (or maybe EGA) display controller. Or if your controller doesn't work properly with NNANSI.SYS, I need *your* help! For those that do not know what NNANSI.SYS is, it is a high performance EGA/VGA specific enhancement of NANSI.SYS which is in turn an enhancement of Microsoft's ANSI.SYS display driver. Users of NNANSI get a large performance improvement over users of NANSI or ANSI, or even not using an ANSI driver at all! NANSI.SYS is distributed free for non-comercial use, and I place no restrictions on my modifications (I will not accept any payments, though I welcome, and have received, letters of gratitude!). I am planning to release a revised version of NNANSI.SYS, which I want to work on as many display cards as possible. I already have "hooks" that would allow a hacker to get the driver to work in these cases, but I would rather distribute NNANSI so that anyone's display can be easily accomdated. HOW TO TELL IF YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM (in which case I need your help!): Do either of these tests: Test 1: Install NNANSI.SYS. Put your display in an extended alphanumeric mode (such as 60 lines or 132 columns, NOT 80x43). Type a couple of DIR commands. If the display works slow, with funny things displayed at the start and end of each line, then you have an incompatible board, and I need your help! Test 2: Take the following vmode.com program. Put your display into an extended alphanumeric mode (such as 60 lines or 132 columns, NOT 80x43). Run vmode. If the value reported for CTR_MODE is larger than 3, then you have an incompatible board, and I need your help! (NOTE: use the software utility that came with your board to change modes) HOW TO HELP: Run the following vmode.com program, one time for every available extended display mode (BOTH alphanumeric and graphic). Record the values reported by the program, along with the name of the mode. Send me EMAIL of the results. Don't forget to tell me the make and model of your display card! In return I'll send you a BETA copy of the next NNANSI.SYS for you to try in advance. And any less sophisticated users of your display card that want end up using NNANSI.SYS will thank you! Examples of what your report should look like (this is for a TATUNG card with VEGA chips, which doesn't have the problem): Display MODE COLS LEN ROWS POINTS 132x43 1 132 12288 42 8 800x600 16 color 16 100 61440 74 8 (other lines not shown here, but I need all modes from you!) INTENDED ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF NEW NNANSI: 1) Keyboard mapping can be left out (preventing certain trojan horse programs from working). 2) Bug fixed which caused crash when attempting to use 386-to-the-max. 3) Works on more display cards (with your help!) 4) Faster performance in graphic modes 10H, 12H, and possibly some enhanced modes. THE TEST PROGRAM: begin 666 vmode.com MZ0@`V`(`````"@"\FO_'!@4!F/^]_O^)+@<!_.@%`+@`3,TAZ*,`Z(X`!$U/ M1$6Z0`".PB:@20`PY+L(`)/HFP#H9@'HC`#H;@`$0T],4[I``([")J%*`+L( M`)/H?0#H2`'H4P`#3$5.ND``CL(FH4P`NPD`D^AC`.@N`>@Y``123U=3ND`` MCL(FH(0`,.2["`"3Z$8`Z!$!Z!P`!E!/24Y44[I``([")J"%`##DNP8`D^@G M`.GR`%N*!S#D0U-0`<-86E.)T^D!`5['!@D!$`#_YE['!@D!"@#_YDU-B48` M,<#HL@#H*@#HH0!3BUX`144IPU"3Z`4`6%OIS0`)P'X*B<%1Z`4`6>+YP\.X M(`#II@#H"0!34`G#6%MU]<-3BQX)`5!3Z!X`6%M:4XG34+@)`%,YV'T%6`4' M`%!8!3``Z#T`6%O#6$U-B48`6$U-B48`,<"+7@")PECW\XG34XM>`$5%34V) M1@!:6/?SB=-3BUX`14504XM&`$5%_^```(,&?P+_BQY_`H@'PZ%_`E#H#P!; M*=C#4U#H!@"C?P)86\.A`P$%9`##N`T`Z`D`N`H`Z0,``0``HK@"M$"Y`0"Z 6N`*+'K8"S2'#B<&)VHL>M@*T0,TAPPT` ` end Tom Almy toma@tekgvs.labs.tek.com Standard Disclaimers Apply