Well depending on your operating system you may be able to get by with something like this:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream.h>
void main()
{
cout<<"Boring..."<<endl;
system("color 0B");
cout<<"AMAZING!"<<endl;
}
A Hacker's Mind:
"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes..." - J.D.Salinger