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Re: CGA on a monochrome monitor?Please reply

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From: Brian Golden
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 07:53
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ah157@cleveland.Freenet.Edu  writes:
> I have a monochrome amber monitor and a cga emulator card right now,
> actually a mono graphics card.
> Now,I have a program that needs true cga to run.
> SInce cga cards have a 9 pin connector xlike my monitor has,can i plug
> it in and get cga on my mono monitor?

NO!!! Poof! Smoke!  Bad idea!  I have an extra CGA card that also does
monochrome that I will let you have for $15 plus postage..  It's a LASER
"3-in-1" graphics card.  Still in the box.  Let me know.

Mike Golden - mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu
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From: mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu (Brian Golden)
Subject: Re: CGA on a monochrome monitor?Please reply
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