Re: Graphics card detection (80x86)

["Ben Humphrey" <benjina@mindspring.com>]

Yah, you need to look at GUID's.

GLOBALLY UNIQUE ID'S

alongside with directX you can create a CALLBACK that searches the currently
installed graphics cards, and
you can just put them in a list box that the user can choose from.

Ben Humphrey
Game Programmer
WebHost of www.GameTutorials.com
benh@humongous.com
benjina@mindspring.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Lionel Pinkhard <lionelp@worldonline.co.za>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:53 AM
Subject: Graphics card detection (80x86)


> Hi,
>
> Can somebody please tell me how I could 'ask' the computer which kind of
> graphics card is installed? Like in some of the old IBM games.
>
> What I would like to know from the graphics card, is firstly whether it
> supports VGA, and if not, whether it supports EGA, and if not, whether it
> supports CGA, and so on.
>
> Can somebody tell me how to do this?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Lionel Pinkhard
>
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