# 13h mode? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 22, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255 "2007-09-22T16:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/p0l4r)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255/1 "2007-09-22T16:59:20Z")
Hi i have a question is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby+asm ? ---
**Author:** ![p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/p0l4r)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255/2 "2007-09-22T17:35:29Z")
Comp Asdfg a écrit : > Hi i have a question is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby+asm ? > why not ruby sdl ? ---
**Author:** ![p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/p0l4r)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255/3 "2007-09-22T18:47:03Z")
Stéphane Wirtel wrote: > Comp Asdfg a écrit : > > > Hi i have a question is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby+asm ? > > why not ruby sdl ? jep if i would do a game i`ll choose SDL or something else but it`s only a theoretical question, is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby and if it is for example how would you draw a pixel becouse i have no idea how to do it ☹ ? thx ---
**Author:** ![p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/p0l4r)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255/4 "2007-09-22T19:14:45Z")
Comp Asdfg wrote: > Stéphane Wirtel wrote: > > > Comp Asdfg a écrit : > > > > > Hi i have a question is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby+asm ? > > > why not ruby sdl ? > > jep if i would do a game i`ll choose SDL or something else but it`s only > a theoretical question, is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby and if > it is for example how would you draw a pixel becouse i have no idea how > to do it ☹ ? > thx > well ruby doesn’t allow direct system calls or interupts so you’ll have > to write c extension, theoretically it’s possible. try reading some assembler faq, then c faq for how to inline assembler in c (there’s no standard, every compiler have it’s own macro) then read how to include c in ruby (i suggest rubyinline) ---
**Author:** ![p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/p0l4r)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255/5 "2007-09-24T01:05:59Z")
On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 11:59:21PM +0900, Comp Asdfg wrote: > ## Hi i have a question is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby+asm ? > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). If you really want to do this (and I suspect that you don’t), you could write a C extension for allegro: [http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/](http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/) To get a real mode 13h, you’ll have to run Ruby built with djgpp. Paul ---
**Author:** ![p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@p0l4r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/p0l4r)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/13h-mode/115255/6 "2007-09-23T09:25:54Z")
Comp Asdfg a écrit : > Stéphane Wirtel wrote: > > > Comp Asdfg a écrit : > > > > > Hi i have a question is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby+asm ? > > > why not ruby sdl ? > > jep if i would do a game i`ll choose SDL or something else but it`s only > a theoretical question, is it possible to run 13h mode using ruby and if > it is for example how would you draw a pixel becouse i have no idea how > to do it ☹ ? > thx > You can develop your own library to draw a pixel with C, and after > create a binding “your lib C” \<=\> Ruby with the Ruby’s API .