ok here is my question, i use borland c++ builder 3 and in a book i found an example for a graphics.h program which is supposed to work but i have heard that this only works in dos mode not in windows (which i am running in) is there another type of thing other than graphics.h that will do approximatly the same thing? (please don't try to explain why it doesn't work, or suggest other compilers, i like this compiler and have looked up why this don't work already, i just want to know if there is another technique other than graphics.h that will do the same basic thing)
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Jump to PostYou haven't left yourself any options, so you're SOL unless you grow a brain and join the 21st century. Sure, you could downgrade to an OS that supports DOS programs, but that's really a step in the wrong direction.
Jump to Post>first of all that seemed a little uncalled for
You refuse to use anything but an ancient compiler because you "like it", and you want to write DOS based graphical programs (that rely on real-mode memory access) on the Windows platform (that forces protected-mode operation). It sure seemed called for …
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