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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Is EGA usable with OS/2 2.0 (or MS-Windows 3.x) ?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.151837.25743@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Sep13.000729.17482@weyrich.UUCP>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:18:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep13.000729.17482@weyrich.UUCP> tnet.com!weyrich!orville writes:
- >I am looking for a cheap way to set my 8-year old daughter up with a OS/2
- >or MS-Windows platform.
- >I can get both OS/2 and MS-Windows to work with CGA, but the results are not
- >very satisfying. I thought that a second-hand EGA monitor/card might be a
- >reasonable approach -- good enough for Solitaire and children's games, but
- >someone on the net told me that I need at least VGA.
- >Can anyone give me the complete scoop on using EGA?
-
- EGA will work, but it is not the least expensive upgrade you can
- undertake, nor the one I would recommend.
-
- I would suggest picking up a copy of Computer Shopper. Look for an ad
- from Underware Electronics and purchase their monochrome VGA monitor
- for $59. Then, from National Computer (?), get a VGA card for $29.
- Total cost is less than $100, and you have a monochrome VGA setup
- which will work splendidly with OS/2 2.0 (in 640x480 with 16 shades of
- gray).
-
- Incidently, Underware sells refurbished IBM 8513 color VGA monitors
- for $139, if you want to spend the extra money. :-)
-
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