akcs.amparsonjr@vpnet.UUCP (Anthony M. Parson, Jr.) (02/02/90)
The dox for my Para;dise VGA Pro and Paradise EGA cards explicitly state that you cannot have two color cards (or any variety) INSTALLED at the same time. It doesn't say what will happen, if you do though... I just bought a $20 mono card at a flea market, and am anxious to try Codeview with a mono and color screen
akcs.amparsonjr@vpnet.UUCP (Anthony M. Parson, Jr.) (02/04/90)
I just saw a confusing typo in my earlier message. It should read Resp: 2 of 3 by _amparsonjr at vpnet.UUCP Author: [Anthony M. Parson, Jr.] Date: Thu Feb 01 1990 11:35 Lines: 5 The dox for my Para;dise VGA Pro and Paradise EGA cards explicitly state that you cannot have two color cards (of any variety) INSTALLED at the same time. It doesn't say what will happen, if you do though... I just bought a $20 mono card at a flea market, and am anxious to try Codeview with a mono and color screen
leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) (02/08/90)
There's nothing wrong. The VGA card is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. There are only two possible locations for a text mode screen. B000 (mono) and B800 (color). A VGA can co-exist with a CGA or MDA/Hercules. But to do so, it "loses" all capabilities that would conflict with the other card. Put a CGA in the machine and you lose *all* color mode on the VGA card. Put in a MDA or Hercules, and you lose *all* mono modes. My advice is pick up a hercules clone or even an old IBM MDA, and a TTL Mono monitor and run your system that way. -- Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard CIS: [70465,203] "I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." -- Solomon Short