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Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:

>In article <liuyu.715061158@kramden> liuyu@kramden.nyu.edu (Liuyu) writes:
>> 
>> I don't think it's silly. Not everyone knows IBM doesn't support the standard
>> mono graphics Hercules card when almost every other software companies write
>> their own Herc driver for their software. IBM expects Hercules to write it.
>> Does IBM write VGA driver for other software, ie wordperfect, lotus, Windows,
>> and bunch of others? Does these companies expect IBM to write drivers for them
>> since it's IBM's hardware? Of course not. VGA is a standard so is Hercules.
>> I don't think IBM wanted to support a standard from other vendors.
>> I think you should check the facts out first.

>Certainly no one in New Zealand has been selling brand new systems with Herc
>mono for a while now. GUI's don't work terribly well on Herc monitors. I have
>never seen Windows on a herc monitor..........
> 
>OS/2 will work just fine on the computer the herc monitor/card are used with -
>just get a CGA/EGA/VGA setup and away you go! No one sells CGA anymore,
>either - or EGA for that matter. Herc predates both.......
> 
>Time to move on.

Oh yeah. It is very easy to blame old hardwares. But do you see other big 
companies not supporting for Herc? All major companies support Herc except IBM.
So don't give me my hardware is older than yours! It's a standard video card 
from another company. IBM is even supporting a less capable CGA card.
You get no color in 640*200. Are you saying GUI will work better on CGA?? Maybe
two years later IBM might drop support on outdated VGA. I doubt it will happen
because it is a IBM standard. IBM only support its own standard.
If you haven't seen Windows on a Herc, it is your lack of experience. I've 
tried and it worked very well. It was a lot better than those low quality VGA
monitors which costed more and had a dot pitch size of your eyeball.
You are right no one is selling CGA anymore. But I still see mail orders sell
Hercules (maybe you don't see this since you don't live in US).
Then why is IBM only supporting its own outdated standard video cards?
If I had all the money, I would move on to a better hardware. 
 
Time to support all standards.
 
ps, I think Hercules came after CGA.