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DateThu, 26 Mar 1998 10:58:55 +0100 (MET)
FromRik van Riel <>
SubjectRe: GGI Project Unhappy On Linux
On 26 Mar 1998, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> By author:    "Albert D. Cahalan" <acahalan@cs.uml.edu>
> > > Sorry, I don't buy it.  The BIOS requires textmode to boot and
> > > run setup.
> > 
> > That is _your_ BIOS. In case you haven't noticed, some BIOS setup
> > programs already run in graphics mode, with a mouse even. That's
> > not even counting Compaq, with BIOS setup done through Windows.
> > 
> 
> Actually, it is "fake" graphics mode -- it's a technique called
> character tiling.  It's a stupid idea, too.

Why stupid? It's simple, cheap and relatively slick-looking.
It could be cheaper than a purely graphical penguin...

Rik.
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