km@emory.UUCP (Ken Mandelberg) (05/05/84)
Is there anyway to use the IBM color/graphics card on the
IBM monochrome display? I'm interested in graphics but not
color.
Is there an alternate graphics card that will let me do this,
and work transparently?
Ken Mandelberg
Emory University
Dept of Math and CS
Atlanta, Ga 30322
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km.emory@csnet-relay ARPANETtodd@islenet.UUCP (05/06/84)
I seem to recall seeing an adaptor for connecting the output of the IBM color
board to the input of the IBM monochrome CRT. Also seem to recall that it
didn't work too well. It was called 'Colormon' or something.
There are several boards available that allow you to generate graphics on
the IBM monochrome monitor -- e.g., Hercules, Tecmar. However, I suspect
that many programs which expect to see the IBM board will not work with these
third party boards.
If you simply want to see 80 columns of text & graphics without buying a
$$$$ color monitor, you should consider buying a decent green screen CRT
(Zenith, NEC, etc.) and plugging it into the IBM color board composite
output. You might also want to take a look at the new Sears (yep, Sears)
TV which has composite AND RGB inputs. The set runs for $340.00.
You should also consider the fact that much software now takes advantage
of the fact that the IBM PC can have both text and graphics monitors
attached. 1-2-3, Dr. Logo, and STSC APL*PLUS/PC all display text and
graphics simultaneously when two monitors are available. IT really
makes life easier with two CRTs....todd
Todd Ogasawara -- University of Hawaii -- Dept. of Psychology
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