[sci.electronics] The many ways to hack monochrome CGA

wdp@dukee.egr.duke.edu (William D. Palmer) (12/20/90)

           Wednesday, 19 DEC 90

           In a reply to my article on hacking monochrome CGA, 
           mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu ( Michael A. Covington) writes: 

           > I published, in PC TECH JOURNAL in 1985, an article about 
           > how to get true monochrome video from a CGA ... 

           The article, published in the July 1986 issue of PC TECH 
           JOURNAL, tells how to improve the appearance of the CGA 
           display on an RGB or composite monochrome monitor.  It also 
           includes information on how to select the alternate font on 
           the CGA card.
           
           My article, on the other hand, proposes the use of a 
           monochrome monitor with separate TTL sync signals for 
           displaying CGA output.  The modifications to the CGA card 
           are nearly the same, but the final goal is somewhat 
           different. 

           Mr. Covington, thanks for pointing out your article.  The 
           information it contained was quite interesting.

           Dev Palmer
           wdp@dukee.egr.duke.edu
           Duke Electrical Engineering
           Room 309 Old Engineering Bldg.
           Durham, NC  27706
           (919) 660-5282

amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) (12/20/90)

In article <1258@cameron.egr.duke.edu> wdp@dukee.egr.duke.edu (William D. 
>           In a reply to my article on hacking monochrome CGA, 
>           mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu ( Michael A. Covington) writes: 
>           > I published, in PC TECH JOURNAL in 1985, an article about 
>           > how to get true monochrome video from a CGA ... 
>           The article, published in the July 1986 issue of PC TECH 
>           JOURNAL, tells how to improve the appearance of the CGA 
>           display on an RGB or composite monochrome monitor.  It also 
>           includes information on how to select the alternate font on 
>           the CGA card.
   This may sound nit picky, but was 6 word translation of the article in
question was, help in modifying the color balance resistors on a cga card
to refine the exact color balance to match ones taste.  Taken 1 step farther,
this process could be used to get better 'monochromized' cga output.
   Your article sounds much more in depth, and of real value to a true
die hard hardware hacker....  send me a copy. 8-)
al


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