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- XFLASH Version 1.0
- by David Hite
- March 17, 1987
-
- Memory-resident FreeWare. 960 bytes required.
-
- Usage: xflash <CR> (for the 8088 chip)
- or
- xflash-2 <CR> (for the 8088-2 chip)
-
- XFLASH eliminates the flash that occurs during scrolling on the
- CGA, without introducing snow. It does so by intercepting the
- bios scroll up and scroll down functions, and performing these
- functions itself.
-
- It works by moving characters only during horizontal and
- vertical retrace periods. It moves as many characters as
- possible during these periods, and its operation is therefore
- dependent on the speed of your processor. XFLASH is optimized
- for the 8088 chip. XFLASH-2 is optimized for the 8088-2 chip.
-
- XFLASH.ASM and XFLASH-2.ASM are slightly different, in that the
- 8088-2 can move a word during a horizontal retrace, whereas the
- 8088 can move only a byte.
-
- Both ASM versions contain instructions for changing the number of
- characters moved during the vertical retrace period. You may
- experiment with these values in order to eliminate snow or to
- speed up the scroll.
-
- The ASM programs also contain some code to change the border
- color to the same color as the fill attribute specified in the
- scroll. This code is commented out in the distributed version.
- If you want to set the border to the fill attribute, un-comment
- this code and re-assemble.
-
- Please report any bugs by leaving a message to me on the Computer
- Connections Bulletin Board, Washington, DC. (202) 547-2008.