MAXG@SUVM.BITNET ("Gerry Greenberg: 315-443-5378") (08/14/89)
I do not own PC-Ditto, and to tell the truth...I'm not interested in PC-DittoII, but I tried out a program on a friend's PC-Ditto---and it worked!!(much to my surprise, since this is not a big-time commercial product). Anyway, the problem is that although this program works, it needs ega, mcga, hercules, or vga graphics capability to display special characters. Thus, before I go out and buy PC-Ditto (again, not the new hardware version, but the software version), I was wondering if anyone knows of any software out there in PC land that will fool a monochrome or cga display into thinking it is EGA (or anything higher)? If so, then I'll get it and try it out with my program and DITTO.IF that works,I'll buyPC-Ditto....otherwise, i.e. if I can't get this program to display the characters properly, I have no reason to be delving into the ms-dos world for now. Thanks in advance for any replies---Gerry maxg@suvm (bitnet) ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (internet) PS. I have heard rumors that PC-Ditto II might have ega capabilities, but I'd rather not deal with internal hardware if I can help it.
Matthew_Eric_Seitz@cup.portal.com (08/21/89)
Concerning PC Ditto II and EGA:
In an exclusive COMPUTER SHOPPER interview with the project's chief
engineer, Avante-Garde Systens Co-partner William Teal, it was
disclosed that hardware designed to support the 64K EGA (IBM Enhanced
Graphics Adapter) standard format was being tested successfully on
standard Atari SC1224 color monitors in Avant-Garde's labs.
- D. F. Scott, "ST Product News"
COMPUTER SHOPPER, August 1989
p. 444