brand@janus.uucp (Graham Brand) (11/23/88)
Hello Net Users, Do commercially available drivers exist for the usual set of programs (1-2-3, Word, Autocad etc.) that will allow use of the 6300 in its high resolution mode (640x400)? Third party video board manufacturers usually include a diskette with such drivers for their high resolution modes. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, -Graham Brand (brand@janus, ...!ucbvax!ucbjanus!brand)
wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) (11/29/88)
Many programs seem to support the higher ( 640 * 400 ) resolution modes of the PC6300 indigenous graphics controller. In fact, Version 2.01 and higher of Lotus' 1-2-3 program support several graphics modalities for the board. 1-2-3 supports an 80 col by 50 row spreadsheet and the 640 * 400 two-color mode. GEM desktop versions 2.0 and more recent support the AT&T display in 640 * 400 two-color mode. Microsoft Windows supports up to 640 * 400 resolution as well as the DEB daughterboard for up to 16 colors. Word also can use the 80 by 50 text mode. Pizzaz screen grabbing program suppots the AT&T 640 * 400 two-color mode (among others). Inset supports the 640 * 400 two-color mode. The Borland BGI device independent driver supplied with Turbo C 1.5 and Turbo Pascal 4.0 (and maybe some other stuff) also supports the PC6300 hi-res modes, if you'd like to roll your own programs. It seems that recent versions of most popular software support the PC6300. I looks like a good time to upgrade, if you're still using version 1A of 1-2-3. There are a lot of other nice features in the newer versions of 1-2-3 too. You can write a little assembly program with debug to call the video interrupt to switch modes yourself, but most programs still behave like they're running in a little screen. I'm at home while I am writing this, so I don't know off hand what the extended codes for the video interrupt on the 6300 are. If there is interest, I can look them up and post them. --Bill return mail: ...!lll-winken!scooter!neoucom!impulse!wtm
psrc@poseidon.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (12/05/88)
<"He seemed like such a nice man . . . and then he turned out to be a writer!"> In article <1424@neoucom.UUCP>, wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > Many programs seem to support the higher ( 640 * 400 ) resolution > modes of the PC6300 indigenous graphics controller. In fact, > Version 2.01 and higher of Lotus' 1-2-3 program support several > graphics modalities for the board. 1-2-3 supports an 80 col by 50 > row spreadsheet and the 640 * 400 two-color mode. > > GEM desktop versions 2.0 and more recent support the AT&T display > in 640 * 400 two-color mode. And thus all GEM applications (e.g., Ventura Publisher). It's funny, because early versions supported AT&T and DEB; then, when they made some changes for Apple's lawyers (see PC Magazine, v. 5 #4 [February 25, 1986], p. 129), they also added EGA and dropped the AT&T modes. They're supported again (at least in the version of GEM used for Ventura Publisher 1.03.) > Microsoft Windows supports up to 640 * 400 resolution as well as > the DEB daughterboard for up to 16 colors. Word also can use the > 80 by 50 text mode. And 640x400 in graphics mode. Excel, being a Windows application, knows about AT&T and DEB; I mention this because 1-2-3 and Quattro do, too (well, 640x400x2, anyway), so it's good for several spreadsheets. > Pizzaz screen grabbing program supports the AT&T 640 * 400 two-color > mode (among others). > > Inset supports the 640 * 400 two-color mode. Imcap (another capture program) supports 640x400x2, too. > The Borland BGI device independent driver supplied with Turbo C 1.5 > and Turbo Pascal 4.0 (and maybe some other stuff) also supports the > PC6300 hi-res modes, if you'd like to roll your own programs. Ditto TC 2.0 and TP 5.0, as you'd expect. The only problem is that the BGI can't detect the AT&T adapter, and defaults to CGA. Quattro 1.0 uses the same BGI as TC 1.5 and TP 4.0, so it supports 640x400, too. Reflex supports 640x400. Digitalk's Smalltalk/V and Smalltalk/V-286 support 640x400. FANSI.SYS supports AT&T the 80x50 text mode. There's compatible hardware, too. Several of the Compaq portables had an AT&T-compatible 640x400x2 color graphics mode. The Toshiba 3100, 3200, and 5100 have a similar mode, but with a different mode number. 640x400x2 color displays are very popular in high-end laptops. STB made an EGA card that not only had a 640x400x2 color mode, but even worked with the 318 monitor (with an adapter they sold). Magnavox sells an AT&T adapter for their Multimode monitor. > It seems that recent versions of most popular software support the > PC6300. I looks like a good time to upgrade, if you're still using > version 1A of 1-2-3. There are a lot of other nice features in the > newer versions of 1-2-3 too. > > You can write a little assembly program with debug to call the > video interrupt to switch modes yourself, but most programs still > behave like they're running in a little screen. I'm at home while > I am writing this, so I don't know off hand what the extended codes > for the video interrupt on the 6300 are. If there is interest, I > can look them up and post them. I'm interested. > --Bill, lll-winken!scooter!neoucom!impulse!wtm Paul S. R. Chisholm, psrc@poseidon.att.com (formerly psc@lznv.att.com) AT&T Bell Laboratories, att!poseidon!psrc, AT&T Mail !psrchisholm I'm not speaking for the company, I'm just speaking my mind.
bwk@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Barry W. Kort) (12/07/88)
In article <613@poseidon.ATT.COM> psrc@poseidon.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) writes: > Digitalk's Smalltalk/V and Smalltalk/V-286 support 640x400. Aha! I have not been able to get V/286 to run on my 6300 Plus. It hangs when trying to go into protected mode. If I buy ROM BIOS 3.0, will the problem go away? --Barry Kort