On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 17:38 -0600, Scott Long wrote: > >> > >>Is it possible to do this without having to switch to an entirely > >>raster-based console? Raster consoles (like what SuSE uses) have > >>been discussed in the past, and the common thinking is that the > >>loss in reliability and loss in speed is a significant issue to > >>consider. > > > > > > For a small, non-flashy banner, grab a stack of unused characters and > > draw a logo into them. Much like what moused does to give us a nice > > pointer-shaped pointer rather than an ugly block. > > > > It'll be 1-bit, but you can pick the foreground and background color in > > each block from a selection of the most popular console text colours > > ever :) > > > > I think you could allocate the top two rows of text to this and get a > > nice effect without losing much. And no raster, either. > > > > > > ARGH! Bad memories of the TI-99/4A! Can we at least move up to > Atari800 video technology? > Haha! The TI-99/4A was the first computer I ever got my hands on :DReceived on Wed Apr 27 2005 - 21:49:54 UTC
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