jharper@draco.unm.edu (JT) (09/28/90)
I hope I'm not asking this in vain. I'm looking for a CGA emulation package, preferably Public Domain, that will work with a EGA card set in Monochrome mode. Unfortunately, I can't afford a EGA monitor at the time so my Amber monochrome monitor will have to do. I've have heard of SIMCGA and HGCIBM as posibilities. Unfortunately SIMCGA (version 4.0) will NOT work on an EGA card period. I've used HGCIBM (version 2.02) which will work with my EGA card but once HGCIBM is activated, it causes my 5 1/4" high density disk drive to freak out on reading high density disks. I get a "Error reading drive A" message. Amazingly, 5 1/4" DD disks work fine. Is there anything else available out there besides HGCIBM that will work with an EGA card but not freak out high density disk drives? Unfortunately, a high density drive is the only type of massive storage capacity I have at the moment. I'd apreciate any help in finding something that will work. Thanks in advance!! - Jeff PS: If it matters, I have a Everex EGA card running on a 12 MHZ AT clone using Phoenix 3.03 (???) Bios. -- INTERNET: jharper@hydra.unm.edu UUCP: ...!ariel!jharper
harper@convex.com (David Harper) (10/01/90)
In article <1990Sep28.145044.26732@ariel.unm.edu> jharper@draco.unm.edu (JT) writes: >I hope I'm not asking this in vain. I'm looking for a CGA emulation package, >preferably Public Domain, that will work with a EGA card set in Monochrome >mode. I don't know if these will work but they are some other emulation programs that are available on SIMTEL: PD1:MSDOS SCREEN CGA.ARC CGA simulator for HERC (from New Zealand) PD1:MSDOS SCREEN CGA10.ARC Run CGA programs on Herc Monochrome systems PD1:MSDOS SCREEN CS.ARC Use CGA programs with Hercules card PD1:MSDOS SCREEN HERCB21.ZIP BIOS & CGA emulator for Hercules graphics card PD1:MSDOS SCREEN HGCIB202.ARC Run CGA programs on Hercules card. v2.02 Dave Harper - Convex Computer Corp. E-mail address: 3000 Waterview Pky. Richardson, TX 75081 harper@convex.COM (214) 497-4525 (W) (214) 727-4206 (H)
ho@hoss.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...) (10/08/90)
In <106704@convex.convex.com> harper@convex.com (David Harper) writes: >PD1:MSDOS SCREEN HGCIB202.ARC Run CGA programs on Hercules card. v2.02 I highly recommend this one, HCGIBM v2.02. It's so good that it ran the copy-protected game Ultima without a hitch. You'll love it. I had no compatibility problems at all with any CGA application I tried. -- ... Michael Ho, University of Nebraska Internet: ho@hoss.unl.edu | "Mine... is the last voice that you will ever hear."