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- From: wrp@cyclops.micr.Virginia.EDU (Bill Pearson)
- Subject: Re: Hercules vs OS/2
- Message-ID: <1992Aug30.141812.12771@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Virginia
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- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 14:18:12 GMT
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- 1) The original IBM-PC (1982) came either with the Monochrome adaptor
- or the Color Graphics Adaptor (CGA). The CGA had problems with
- flicker, and the IBM monitor used with the Monochrome adaptor was of
- exceptional quality for the time, so it made sense to make a
- monochrome- type graphics adaptor, hence the Hercules.
-
- 2) As I recall, early versions of Microsoft graphics libraries for 'C'
- did not support the hercules adaptor; I was very happy that Borland did.
- Did Windows 2? (Was there a Windows 1?)
-
- But I think it would make sense for IBM to support the hercules type
- adaptor, as it is so inexpensive and readily available on clones.
-
- Bill Pearson
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