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- From: liuyu@kramden.nyu.edu (Liuyu)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS2 doesn't support Hercules? SYS 0355?? what is it?
- Message-ID: <liuyu.714890908@kramden>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 04:48:28 GMT
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- sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
-
- >Unfortunately not. IBM's way of saying that color is a "good thing,"
- >I suppose.
-
- >However, there are some extremely cheap options open to you. One is
- >to acquire either an ATI EGA Wonder card or a Paradise Monochrome EGA
- >card. I've seen both at around $25 now (in such publications as The
- >Processor). One way to get ahold of one is to post a want ad in the
- >appropriate newsgroup. Since this card will emulate EGA color modes
- >on a TTL monochrome monitor you can keep your monitor and run OS/2 in
- >EGA mode.
-
- >The other way is to jump to VGA. Monochrome VGA setups are not much
- >more than $100 for both monitor and card now. Color is certainly
- >under $300.
-
- >Lastly, I encourage you to call IBM at their support number and put in
- >a request for a Hercules driver. Granted, Hercules isn't state of the
- >art, but I agree with you that it should still be supported. (CGA is,
- >after all.)
-
- Thanks for the options I can have. But I'm switching to DV or Windows.
- It is a real shame that IBM doesn't support a standard hardware like Hercules.
- If IBM doesn't start supporting other vendors' hardwares, I don't think vendors
- will support OS/2.
-