Tests if a VGA-compatible chipset supports MegaZeux's 256 color text mode ("Super MegaZeux").

This program requires no 32-bit extenders or other external files; just copy it to your DOS installation or a FreeDOS USB installer drive and run it from the DOS prompt.

For best results, submit an issue with your hardware and a picture of the screen and one of us can add it to the wiki. You should provide the specific video adapter model and, if it is embedded in a motherboard/laptop/CPU, the specific model of the device it is embedded in.

Requires Borland Turbo C 2.01 and Borland Turbo Assembler.

tcc -B smzxtest

wcl -bt=dos smzxtest.c

ia16-elf-gcc -o smzxtest.exe smzxtest.c -li86

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