Can someone explain this code in C programming language-char far *Vid_base=0xb8000000;*(Vid_bas...

These lines of code in C were used for displaying something.


Can u explain how it works or provide any link or book where i can find explaination.

Can someone explain this code in C programming language-char far *Vid_base=0xb8000000;*(Vid_bas...
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Reply:This is a pointer to screen memory when you are in DOS mode (80 chars wide and 25 chars high). I don't think this will work in the windowed environment, only when you boot up something like Dos 6.22.





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