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- From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Running OS/2 in monochrome
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- Date: 11 Jan 93 21:05:41 GMT
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- In article <1276@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu> ed@balrog.aecom.yu.edu (Ed Geraghty) writes:
- >Greetings all,
- >
- > We are moving an OS/2 machine in a high magnetic field area(10 gauss). I
- >would like to figure a way to run OS/2 in monochrome 80x25 character mode. I
- >could go to DOS but I'd rather not. I have an old IBM PC monitor and display
- >printer port card that I would like to use. If I replase WPS with CMD.exe in
- >the config.sys I still might not work because there is statments loading
- >VGA and graphics specific stuff. In fact I can't even have the logo come
- >up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-
- OS/2 2.0 requires a graphics display of some sort. The task switcher
- won't work without PM loaded. VGA-mono does exist, however. You can
- always use such a monitor with a VGA card.
-
- >P.S. If your wondering why the 10 gauss field and why using a monochrome
- >screen instead of color. A MRI magnet make a color screen bloom and warped
- >and the mono screen will just be distorted.
-
- You shouldn't be using an ordinary PC/monitor combination in such an
- environment. An "industrial strength" shielded system would be your
- best solution. Of course, they'll be expensive. I know that IBM
- makes a number of shilded computer/monitor setups that will give you
- glorious color in a 10 gauss field. Other vendors may also make such
- systems.
-
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