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On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 17:38 -0600, Scott Long wrote:
> >>
> >>Is it possible to do this without having to switch to an entirely
> >>raster-based console?  Raster consoles (like what SuSE uses) have
> >>been discussed in the past, and the common thinking is that the
> >>loss in reliability and loss in speed is a significant issue to
> >>consider.
> > 
> > 
> > For a small, non-flashy banner, grab a stack of unused characters and
> > draw a logo into them.  Much like what moused does to give us a nice
> > pointer-shaped pointer rather than an ugly block.
> > 
> > It'll be 1-bit, but you can pick the foreground and background color in
> > each block from a selection of the most popular console text colours
> > ever :)
> > 
> > I think you could allocate the top two rows of text to this and get a
> > nice effect without losing much.  And no raster, either.
> > 
> > 
> 
> ARGH!  Bad memories of the TI-99/4A!  Can we at least move up to
> Atari800 video technology?
> 

Haha!  The TI-99/4A was the first computer I ever got my hands on :D