Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cuae2!ihnp4!houxm!hounx!jong 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??