Re: boot banner project

> 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 :D

It was a Timex Sinclair for me. :)

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