Support use of EGA CPI files for MDA text

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An XT clone written in Python!

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Support use of EGA CPI files for MDA text #15

Open astamp opened 7 years ago

astamp commented 7 years ago

Eliminating the requirement for a dump of the MDA character ROM. Will be slightly off as MDA is 9x14 and EGA is 8x14. (Probably can drop the 9th column.)

CPI file format: http://www.seasip.info/DOS/CPI/cpi.html

FreeDOS CPI files. http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/cpi/old/cpi.zip

astamp commented 7 years ago

Using the new chargen-refactoring branch the memory test of the MDA takes slightly longer. 11.69 Chargen 10.83 Original