Have a look at this article for some useful links on VGA tricks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_X If you really want to

Have a look at this article for some useful links on VGA tricks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_X If you really want to pick up where you left off, I'd suggest downloading djgpp (gcc for dos - http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html) along with the Allegro library, which wraps up a lot of the nastiness of direct hardware access.