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8×19 Text Mode Font Origins

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Michal Necasek

I was recently made aware of something that I had noticed before, but never paid much attention to. Consider this screenshot of a BIOS POST screen: VGA text modes usually use 720×400 resolution and 8×16 fonts (expanded to 9×16). The … Continue reading →

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