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Why such library? | Why such library? | |||
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I vote for simplicity. There are many problems of various kinds with | I vote for simplicity. There are many problems of various kinds with | |||
video cards, low frequency monitors, crashing graphical apps... AA-lib | video cards, low frequency monitors, crashing graphical apps... AA-lib | |||
IS the solution. It works on a terminal of any kind, it is fast and | IS the solution. It works on a terminal of any kind, it is fast and | |||
portable, it gives to you standard API. It gives to your old hardware | portable, it gives to you standard API. It gives to your old hardware | |||
more power! | more power! | |||
Supports: dos (VGA + MDA), stdio, curses, slang, X11, gpm, linux-console | Supports: dos (VGA + MDA), stdio, curses, slang, X11, gpm, linux-console, O S/2 | |||
What does this software do then ? | What does this software do then ? | |||
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AA-lib is a low level gfx library just as many other libraries are. | AA-lib is a low level gfx library just as many other libraries are. | |||
The main difference is that AA-lib does not require graphics device. In | The main difference is that AA-lib does not require graphics device. In | |||
fact, there is no graphical output possible. AA-lib replaces those | fact, there is no graphical output possible. AA-lib replaces those | |||
old-fashioned output methods with powerful ascii-art renderer. Now my | old-fashioned output methods with powerful ascii-art renderer. Now my | |||
linux boots with a nice penguin logo at secondary display (yes! Like | linux boots with a nice penguin logo at secondary display (yes! Like | |||
Win95 does:) AA-lib API is designed to be similar to other graphics | Win95 does:) AA-lib API is designed to be similar to other graphics | |||
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