Blink and you'll miss it! 4096 colours and flashing text on the console!
by from OpenBSD Journal on (#6YEFK)
News from the Exotic Silicon front:Crystal Kolipe posted anupdateto misc@, saying
List: openbsd-miscSubject: Console 4096 colours and blink attributeFrom: Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c () exoticsilicon ! com>Date: 2025-07-04 13:58:41Tired of having just 256 colours on your console instead of 4096?Do you miss the blink attribute from the old VGA text mode days?Want to learn how cool stuff like this is implemented?Look no further:https://research.exoticsilicon.com/articles/console_4096
Clicking that link will bring you a colorful article with all implementation details and links to the code for you to try out yourself.
Happy blink and 4k colors console day to all who celebrate!