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- From: kevinlu@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Kevin Lu)
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- Subject: Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???
- Message-ID: <1992Aug30.043508.4637@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 04:35:08 GMT
- References: <liuyu.715128721@kramden>
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- Liuyu (liuyu@kramden.nyu.edu) wrote:
- : Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- :
- : >In article <liuyu.715061158@kramden> liuyu@kramden.nyu.edu (Liuyu) writes:
- : >>
- :
- : Oh yeah. It is very easy to blame old hardwares. But do you see other big
- : companies not supporting for Herc? All major companies support Herc except IBM.
- : So don't give me my hardware is older than yours! It's a standard video card
- : from another company. IBM is even supporting a less capable CGA card.
- : You get no color in 640*200. Are you saying GUI will work better on CGA?? Maybe
- : two years later IBM might drop support on outdated VGA. I doubt it will happen
- : because it is a IBM standard. IBM only support its own standard.
- : If you haven't seen Windows on a Herc, it is your lack of experience. I've
- : tried and it worked very well. It was a lot better than those low quality VGA
- : monitors which costed more and had a dot pitch size of your eyeball.
- : You are right no one is selling CGA anymore. But I still see mail orders sell
- : Hercules (maybe you don't see this since you don't live in US).
- : Then why is IBM only supporting its own outdated standard video cards?
- : If I had all the money, I would move on to a better hardware.
- :
- : Time to support all standards.
- :
- : ps, I think Hercules came after CGA.
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- I thought IBM did support Herc, although that was only if you had it
- attached as a second display...
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- Still wondering
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