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From: jong@hounx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Re: ATI Graphics Solution (display board recommended)
Message-ID: <1062@hounx.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Jan-87 16:21:36 EST
Article-I.D.: hounx.1062
Posted: Tue Jan  6 16:21:36 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 7-Jan-87 04:46:34 EST
References: <194@skatter.UUCP> <767@randvax.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
Lines: 50
Keywords: ATI Graphics Solution card, block cursor in emulation mode
Summary: CGA emulation on TTL mono monitors
Xref: watmath comp.sources.wanted:249 comp.sys.ibm.pc:756

In article <767@randvax.UUCP>, lacasse@randvax.UUCP writes:
> In article <194@skatter.UUCP> kuo@skatter.UUCP writes:
> >
> >   ... [questions about ATI Graphics Solutions Card]
> >   "I would also like to hear any comments about this card."
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Peter Kuo                               Bitnet/Jnet: KUO@SASK
> >Accelerator Laboratory                         uucp: !ihnp4!sask!skatter!kuo
> >(a.k.a. The Beam Warehouse)
> >Univ. of Saskatchewan
> >Saskatoon, Sask. CANADA  S7N 0W0
> 
> This card has some interesting features.  It emulates the Hercules
> monochrome graphics standard, which is supported by 'business oriented'
> software; and also emulates the CGA, ...
>...each of the CGA's colors map to a unique shade of gray.
> 
> There are about 3 cards on the market that do this. ...
>... (One of the others is the Everex "Edge", I can't remember the 
 other, perhaps Plantronics.)

The others that work well with PC and AT are "The Edge" by Everex
("Edge" only gives you 60% reduced screen in CGA emulation mode"),
and the Genoa Spectrum.  The Edge has a problem with AT in that it
will not boot on CGA emulation mode. That is you can only boot in
mono mode, then switch to CGA emulation mode.  This is bad if you
are running 'protected' programs that boot up in CGA (most games..)

The Spectrum works very well in both PC/XT/AT. It will boot in CGA
emulation just fine.

Both cards have problems with certain brand monitors. One example is
that the top and bottom parts of the screen get screwed up a little
in CGA mode. Princeton MAX12E seems to have a lot of problems with
Everex. Amdek310A and Taxan monitors are generally ok, but may need
some tweeking around the screen size, etc. IBM monitor works well
(which I think is made by Tatung).

There are some other cards also (by Paradise and Plantronics),
but I vaguely seem to remember a friend of mine telling me of
some problems with Paradise. Don't know much about Plantronics.
Since then Paradise came out with newer version, which may work
better.. I don't know.

I messed around a lot with these cards, and I can say The Edge
and the Spectrum are both fine cards, and seems to work well.

Disclaimer: What is he talking about? What am I talking about?
            who, what, huh??