From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,TO_NO_BRKTS_PCNT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6b613c88ce8481cf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-02-27 16:17:44 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!news.rwth-aachen.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!aix11.hrz.uni-oldenburg.de!nordwest.pop.de!news.hamburg.pop.de!easix!uunet!in1.uu.net!gatech!psuvax1!news.cc.swarthmore.edu!netnews.upenn.edu!gopher.cs.uofs.edu!guinness.cs.uofs.edu!beidler From: beidler@guinness.cs.uofs.edu (Jack Beidler) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Basic DOS graphics (Yes, this _is_ Ada-related!) Date: 28 Feb 1995 00:17:44 GMT Organization: Department of Computing Sciences Distribution: world Message-ID: <3itq38$4f3@gopher.cs.uofs.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: guinness.cs.uofs.edu Date: 1995-02-28T00:17:44+00:00 List-Id: In article <3iaa4i$rtt@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>, dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller) writes: |> In article , mcriley on BIX wrote: |> > |> >I'd like to find a freely-distributable collection of basic graphics |> >utilities operating under DOS. |> > |> >I am posting this request here because I would like to acquire or |> >write an Ada interface to this graphics package. The package itself |> >needn't be comprehensive, just your basic graphics screen handling, |> >line and shape drawing, pixel manipulation, and area filling. |> > |> >I'm using the GNAT compiler for DOS, so whatever I get needs to be |> >usable with that system, hopefully with minimal hassle. I don't care |> >whether the package is 100% Ada or just an object library that I can |> >link into my Ada software. That GNAT docs say the latter is easily |> >accommodated. |> > |> >Thanks for any pointers. |> > |> Here's a hint. This was sent to me by e-mail from Mike Feldman. |> Neither he nor I have actually used this product, but it seems like |> what you're looking for. The product is called libgame, and it's a |> DJGPP library for writing game programs. I'm assuming there's some |> support for graphics and sound. |> |> Ftp to ftp.netcom.com, look under /pub/cnc, the file is cnclg051.zip. CORRECTION: look under /pub/cn/cnc ^^^^^^^^^^^ |> |> Let me know if this is what you're looking for, I'm curious. |> |> >Marc A. Criley |> |> |> -- |> Frustrated with C, C++, Pascal, Fortran? Ada95 _might_ be for you! |> For all sorts of interesting Ada95 tidbits, run the command: |> "finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.) |> -- +----------------------------------------+------------------------+ |John (Jack) Beidler ++ beidler@cs.uofs.edu | | Professor, Computing Sciences Dept. ++ | | University of Scranton ++ (717) 941-7446 (voice) | | Scranton, PA 18510 ++ (717) 941-4250 (FAX) | | WWW site: http://gopher.cs.uofs.edu/CS/cs.home.html | +------------------------------------+----------------------------+