pwtotten@orchid.waterloo.edu (Paul Totten) (01/31/88)
I've got a question that will probably seem pretty simple for some of
you, but here it goes.
I recently purchased a copy of Microsoft QuickC. I own a generic
AT clone running with a Hercules Compatible MONOCHROME graphics
adapter. The only problem is that I can't seem to find anything
in the manuals provided that tell me how to display monochrome
graphics. CGA/EGA/VGA are all covered, but not mono. I tried
all of the graphics modes and none of them seem to work.
Am I just missing something, or what?
Any responses would be greatly appreceiated.
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------+psc@lznv.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (02/19/88)
< If you lined all the news readers up end-to-end, they'd be easier to shoot. > In article <12279@orchid.waterloo.edu>, pwtotten@orchid.waterloo.edu (Paul Totten) writes: > I recently purchased a copy of Microsoft QuickC. I own a generic > AT clone running with a Hercules Compatible MONOCHROME graphics > adapter. The only problem is that I can't seem to find anything > in the manuals provided that tell me how to display monochrome > graphics. CGA/EGA/VGA are all covered, but not mono. I tried > all of the graphics modes and none of them seem to work. > > Am I just missing something, or what? I have bad news for you. MSC and QC support just about all the IBM display modes (including the 320x200x256 color "volcano picture" MCGA/VGA mode in the PS/2's), but *no* non-IBM display modes. On the other hand, Turbo C 1.5 supports all the IBM modes (*except* the "volcano picture" mode, but including 3270 PC), Hercules monochrome graphics, and AT&T 640x400 "super high res" mode. (No Hercules InColor or AT&T DEB.) There are also third-party graphics libraries, but some will cost more than Turbo C by itself. And, yes, you should be able to use TC libraries with QC, though not necessarily vice versa. Make sure you get TC 1.5; TC 1.0 had *no* graphics support. -Paul S. R. Chisholm, {ihnp4,cbosgd,allegra,rutgers}!mtune!lznv!psc AT&T Mail !psrchisholm, Internet psc@lznv.att.com I'm not speaking for my employer, I'm just speaking my mind.