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Article #535Re: Hercules vs OS/2
From: Bill Pearson
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 14:18
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 14:18
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1) The original IBM-PC (1982) came either with the Monochrome adaptor or the Color Graphics Adaptor (CGA). The CGA had problems with flicker, and the IBM monitor used with the Monochrome adaptor was of exceptional quality for the time, so it made sense to make a monochrome- type graphics adaptor, hence the Hercules. 2) As I recall, early versions of Microsoft graphics libraries for 'C' did not support the hercules adaptor; I was very happy that Borland did. Did Windows 2? (Was there a Windows 1?) But I think it would make sense for IBM to support the hercules type adaptor, as it is so inexpensive and readily available on clones. Bill Pearson
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.advocacy Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!Germany.EU.net!math.fu-berlin.de!Sirius.dfn.de!darwin.sura.net!gatech!concert!uvaarpa!murdoch!cyclops.micr.Virginia.EDU!wrp From: wrp@cyclops.micr.Virginia.EDU (Bill Pearson) Subject: Re: Hercules vs OS/2 Message-ID: <1992Aug30.141812.12771@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia References: <liuyu.715061158@kramden> <1992Aug29.084150.10189@actrix.gen.nz> <liuyu.715128721@kramden> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 14:18:12 GMT Lines: 14