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Article #820Re: VGA on my old XT - can I do it? Sales person says no.
From: mts
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 23:29
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 23:29
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In article <1992Apr10.165154.108267@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> dao4@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (DONALD A. O'SHALL) writes: >In article <1992Apr5.050147.25299@wybbs.mi.org>, mwb@wybbs.mi.org (Michael W. Bu >rden) writes: >>I am considering upgrading the monitor on my XT compatible to VGA. >>I am told that with my motherboard it is impossible since I do not >>have a switch on the motherboard labeled "EGA" which supposedly >>tells the system that I am using a video card with its own BIOS. >>Can anyone confirm or refute this? Am I stuck with monochrome or >>CGA? >> >I have a QUME VGA with a Paradise card in mine...most common switch setting >that I have seen for DIP for both EGA and VGA is 5 on 6 on. Some cards add >their own DIP set to the above. (No flames, please, Just my experience) I have an Epson Apex XT and I run an STB VGA Extra card in it just fine. Don't remember what the dip settings are but as far as I know it is just set to color instead of mono. mts@wam.umd.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu!mts From: mts@wam.umd.edu () Subject: Re: VGA on my old XT - can I do it? Sales person says no. Message-ID: <1992Apr10.232936.9462@wam.umd.edu> Sender: usenet@wam.umd.edu (USENET News system) Nntp-Posting-Host: rac2.wam.umd.edu Organization: University of Maryland at College Park References: <1992Apr10.165154.108267@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 23:29:36 GMT Lines: 20