Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekig.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!tekig!jimla From: jimla@tekig.UUCP (James G. Larsen) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Graphics Cards Message-ID: <2500@tekig.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 14:08:04 EST Article-I.D.: tekig.2500 Posted: Sun Mar 3 14:08:04 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Mar-85 03:50:36 EST References: <775@ecsvax.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 22 > Does anyone have any hands-on experience with the EVEREX GRAPHICS > EDGE card and/or PARADISE MODULAR GRAPHICS card?? A recent review in > PC MAGAZINE was particularly high on the EVEREX card. I was also > wondering about compatiblity with WORDSTAR (old), dBASE II or III, > FRAMEWORK, 1-2-3 and SYMPHONY. Also, how about compatibility with > LATTICE C and/or TURBO PASCAL graphics routines? > Is the EVEREX really IBM/HERCULES monochrome compatible *and* > IBM/PLATRONICS color compatible?? We are using the Everex Graphics Edge in severa PCs at work. The article in PC Magazine was accurate and complete. I have used the card with Framework in Hercules mode with excellent results. It also displays grey scale on a composite monochrome monitor when driven with IBM color software. It is compatible with Plantronics but I haven't tested that mode. The only problem I have observed is that you must make a tradeoff between flicker and scrolling speed using jumper options. I would like to have faster memory access so I could get fast scrolling with no flicker. For the money, though it is an attractive solution to the problem of multiple graphics protocols. Jim Larsen