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VGA text mode

VGA text mode was introduced in 1987 by IBM as part of the VGA standard for its IBM PS/2 computers. Its use on IBM PC compatibles was widespread through the 1990s and persists today for some applications on modern computers. The main features of VGA text mode are colored (programmable 16-color palette) characters and their background, blinking, various…

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Data arrangement

8-bit byte16-bitBit fieldEGACGA
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Modes and timings

TimingsVESAFramebufferDOS environmentsInitial Windows consoles
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Access methods

RAM16-bitX86SegmentBitwise operations
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General restrictions

UEFIGraphics Output Protocol (GOP)
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VGA text mode

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples22
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

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VGA text mode

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related to SVGATextMode · 13
VGA text mode → Despite, DOS, EGA, In, LCD, Linux, On Linux, SVGA, SVGATextMode, This, VESA, VGA, Windows
related to General restrictions · 4
VGA text mode → Because, If, Normally, VGA

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text mode vga modes underline character used set video fonts linux cursor buffer bit color may use characters palette colors

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
colorinstance ofbyte is a bit field used to select various video attributes0.80text
blinkinginstance ofbyte is a bit field used to select various video attributes0.80text
character setinstance ofbyte is a bit field used to select various video attributes0.80text
and so forthinstance ofbyte is a bit field used to select various video attributes0.80text
the Linux framebufferinstance ofor alternative options0.80text
VGA text moderelated to General restrictionsVGA0.60section
VGA text moderelated to General restrictionsBecause0.60section
VGA text moderelated to General restrictionsNormally0.60section
VGA text moderelated to General restrictionsIf0.60section
VGA text moderelated to SVGATextModeOn Linux0.60section
VGA text moderelated to SVGATextModeDOS0.60section
VGA text moderelated to SVGATextModeSVGA0.60section

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