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VGA text mode

VGA text mode is a way to display text and images on computer screens. It works by assigning a grid of dots (called pixels) to each character that is displayed on the screen. The computer follows a set of instructions that tells it how to draw each letter, number, symbol and image on that grid. The computer then sends signals to the screen which use the pixels to create the image that you see.