>> there is absolutely no need to waste memory for everybody just because >> someone might try GNUCHESS.
> Why doesn't a program, that uses ansi.sys (or an equivalent), check for > its presence?! :-) I found INT 2Fh, AX=1A00h for this purpose. because it uses escape sequences, not ANSI. ANSI just implements these escape sequences. but it could as well be a maschine where COM1 is connected to a serial terminal, and CTTY COM1 redirected input and output to the terminal. no ANSI involved at all. Tom _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel