tamboer@cs.vu.nl (Tamboer Erik) (12/19/90)
The ATI EGA Wonder card has been around for quite some time now, but
it seems that a lot of people using it don't know all of its features.
This is probably due to the incomplete manual. I never trust manuals,
so I always try to find options etc. not mentioned.
Following is a list of command line options for the acccompanying
'Superswitch Mode Switching software' SMS.COM, that I compiled by
examining the program, and the meaning of the DIP switches (for people
who don't have the manual).
Options preceded by a star were not mentioned in the documentation. Some
options are not clear to me, on my EGA monitor nothing happens. These
are marked with a '?'. All options have the side effect that a screen
saver is installed in memory (1984 bytes resident) that will blank the
screen after a certain period of no keyboard activity, unless the option
is followed by -nonresident.
I hope someone finds this of some use...
Erik.
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ATI Technologies Inc. SMS Version 2.01
Command line options * = undocumented
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* -nonresident : (following another option) don't install screen saver.
132 : 132 columns (color or mono, based on current mode)
* c132 : Color 132 columns, 25 rows
* c132x44 : Color 132 columns, 44 rows
* c40 : Color 40 columns (CGA)
c80 : Color 80 columns (CGA)
* ce40 : Color 40 columns (EGA)
ce80 : Color 80 columns (EGA)
* compaqds : Double scan on 200 line graphics when in hi-scan (?)
* compaqls : Low scan on 200 line graphics (?)
disab : Disable enhanced features
enab : Enable enhanced features
* exit : ? (Seems to do nothing)
* h640x400 : Set default Hercules graphics mode to 640 x 400 pixels
* h720x348 : Set default Hercules graphics mode to 720 x 348 pixels
* j132 : Adjust 132 columns screen (color/mono - current mode)
* jc132 : Adjust color 132 columns screen
* jm132 : Adjust monochrome 132 columns screen
* m132 : Monochrome 132 columns, 25 rows
* m132x44 : Mono 132 columns, 44 rows
m80 : Monochrome 80 columns (Hercules). Can be followed
by a, g, or w for amber, green, or white on black,
e.g. SMS m80 a -nonresident.
* notselected : ? (seems to do nothing)
save <n> : Install screen saver (delay <n> minutes)
save off : Disable screen saver (leaves it installed)
* save on : Install screen saver (default delay 5 minutes)
* stack : Enable NMI stack (for incompatibility problems?)
* swap : ?
* unstack : Disable NMI stack
* unswap : ?
Use the following with care, you could damage your monitor!!! It is better to
set the monitor type once with the DIP switches and never use these options.
* monitor ega : Tell adapter there is an EGA monitor attached
* monitor compaqhi : Compaq high resolution monitor
* monitor compaqlo : Compaq low resolution monitor
* monitor mono : TTL Monochrome monitor
* monitor multisync : Multisync monitor
* monitor rgb : RGB color monitor (CGA)
* monitor taxan : Taxan monitor
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DIP switch settings:
.-------- Switch -------. .---- Switch -----.
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Default mode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Monitor type | 5 | 6 | 7 |
-----------------------------------------| --------------------------------
Mono(HGC/EGA/MDA)| OFF | OFF | ON | OFF | EGA color | ON | OFF | OFF |
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CGA (40x25) | ON | OFF | OFF | ON | RGB color | ON | ON | OFF |
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CGA (80x25) | OFF | OFF | OFF | ON | TTL mono | OFF | ON | OFF |
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EGA (normal) | ON | ON | ON | OFF | Composite | ON | ON | OFF |
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EGA (enhanced) | OFF | ON | ON | OFF | Note that RGB and Composite have
------------------------------------------ the same switch settings.
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ATI Enhanced Features | 8 |
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Enabled | ON |
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Disabled | OFF |
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/ Erik Tamboer /\__ / I would have included a really funny /\__
/ tamboer@cs.vu.nl /__\/ / joke here, but I already logged out. /__\/
/___________________/ /_______________________________________/w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen) (12/20/90)
If anyone knows where I can purchase a used ATI EGA Wonder please contact me via e-mail. Keith -- Keith Petersen Internet: w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.mil Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND