LXer: Why FreeDOS has 16 colors
by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5K820)
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If you[he]#039[/he]ve looked carefully at FreeDOS, you[he]#039[/he]ve probably noticed that text only comes in a limited range of colors-sixteen text colors, and eight background colors. This is similar to how Linux displays text color-you might be able to change*what text colors are used*in a Linux terminal, but you[he]#039[/he]re still stuck with just sixteen text colors and eight background colors.
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If you[he]#039[/he]ve looked carefully at FreeDOS, you[he]#039[/he]ve probably noticed that text only comes in a limited range of colors-sixteen text colors, and eight background colors. This is similar to how Linux displays text color-you might be able to change*what text colors are used*in a Linux terminal, but you[he]#039[/he]re still stuck with just sixteen text colors and eight background colors.
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