Re: Screen colors

[Leslie Bialler lb136@xxxxxxxx]

Carl Distefano wrote:

> The one I'm partial to -- one of the all-time best DOS programs, and
> very "DO-able" from the CMline (to touch on another current thread)
> -- is VGA Palette Tool, by Ralph Smith, aka clySmic software
> (vintage 1988), known affectionately as VPT. It's freeware (though
> clySmic retains the copyright). Colors are assigned to each DOS
> mode (0-15) by adjusting slide controls for red, green and blue
> components until the desired blend is achieved. Color schemes are
> saved in tiny, 49-byte files which are loaded from the DOS prompt
> (or Xy CMline) with a simple command. Easy to use, and the results
> are superb.

Thanks for the tip!

>
> While I'm at it, in addition to VPT, here are my votes for the most
> "DO-able" DOS programs of all time:
>
>  LIST, by Vernon Buerg
> - the classic file viewer (see recent discussion on this list);
>  freeware, shareware, and commercial versions available
>
>  VCD, by Les J. Ventimiglia
>  - nifty directory-change utility for OS/2 and DOS;
>  shareware ($15)
>
>  VALET, by John A. Junod
>  - a compact and versatile DOS file manager|viewer|hex editor;
>  shareware ($15)
>
>  FONTMAN, by Horst Schaeffer
>  - a handy screen font editor. does for text-mode screen
>  fonts what VPT does for colors; freeware
>
How about Gordon Haff's DF--a superb file manager/reader/unzipper/.

--Leslie Bialler--
Columbia University Press