XGA Graphics Programming

For 386, 386SX, and 486 PC power users, this book/disk combination offers detailed programming examples that enhance IBM's XGA graphics capability. It offers a technical tutorial on programming the XGA system using Adapter Interface (AI) software. The 3.5" disk is usable from C, Pascal, BASIC, and Assembler language. Detailed discussions of XGA features and characteristics, including a technical description of XGA architecture and components, are included. Also highlighted are the importance and usefulness of the XGA graphics coprocessor and its advantages in programming the XGA system. Other features include: direct access to XGA hardware; animation techniques; bitblt and sprite operations; a value-added diskette that contains not only code samples, but also an extensive XGA programming library that can be used from C, Pascal, BASIC, and Assembler; screen panning; geometrical transformations; and much more.