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- From: liuyu@kramden.nyu.edu (Liuyu)
- Subject: Re: About this Hercules business (Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???)
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- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:45:19 GMT
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- bauwens@acs.ucalgary.ca (Luc Bauwens) writes:
-
- >About this Hercules business:
-
- >1. I doubt that to expect Hercules to write a driver makes
- >much sense. They (Hercules) probably have stopped manufacturing those
- >"Hercules Graphics" cards years ago. The cards that are still around
- >are probably all cheap clones made in Taiwan. And drivers won't come
- >from those manufacturers either.
-
- >2. Isn't it time for those folk who still use a Hercules
- >to do themselves a favor and get a decent monitor? A GUI with
- >a low-res monochrome monitor just doesn't make sense.
-
- >3. Sure, IBM doesn't have to write drivers for all the
- >hardware around. But if their marketing approach were sensible,
- >they would, wouldn't they?
-
- >Luc B
-
- Why don't you also include CGA and EGA? Are you implying GUI on CGA is
- much better? If IBM wanted to drop support on low-res video, they should
- have drop them all.
- And you are right. Their marketing is in doubt.
-
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