Semigraphics
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semigraphics-179-13450553
title:
Semigraphics
text:
Text-based semigraphics, pseudographics, or character graphics is a primitive method used in early text mode video hardware to emulate raster graphics without having to implement the logic for such a display mode. There are two different ways to accomplish the emulation of raster graphics. The first one is to create a low-resolution all points addressable mode using a set of special characters with all binary combinations of a certain subdivision matrix of the text mode character size; this meth
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encyclopedia
description:
Method used in early text mode video hardware to emulate raster graphics
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semigraphics
date created:
2011-09-13T22:52:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T03:43:43Z
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