The int86 function is located in the dos.h header file. Since windows compilers don''t ship with dos support, I don''t think you''ll be able to use that function at all. I know msvc 4.0 and up don''t come with that header(and the required libs).

hrmm.. isnt there a windows specific prototype? intx86() or __int86() or something like that? seriously, i remember using mode 13h in msvc and it wasnt a huge deal to set up..


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Basically, it says that int86 is supported under win 3.1. If you managed to use int86 under MSVC, tell me. I''m interested to know even though I don''t use MSVC.



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You certainly can''t use a console app to access mode 13h.... if you wanna use MSVC to access mode 13h you gotta find VC 1... ithen you can use it to access the mode 13h but higher version of the MSVC compilers wont help you at all since they wouldnt allow you to go into that mode...

actually the reason he was getting the blue screen of death using the assembler code isn''t because it is/isn''t supported, it is because you cannot use the (int) instruction because applications have an i/o privelage level of 3. which causes an exception because the task would have to i/o privelage of 0 to to use the (int) instruction.

Mode 13h can now also be accessed through DirectDraw.

Alright guys, enough of the crap If you want to access mode 13h (256 color palette, 16m physical colors, 320 x 200) your going to need Microsoft Visual C++ For MS-DOS Version 1.00, Standard Edition or Professional Edition. Another thing, Mode 13h is nasty, if you are going to use it at least tweak it to it''s maximal resolution (360 x 400 I think).