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Article #14740Re: Using the EGA card and a monochrome monitor
From: Joel Upchurch
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1986 23:48
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1986 23:48
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>From: perkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Henry Perkins)
>The era of monochrome monitors is passing rapidly. I suggest you
>invest in a good color monitor, such as NEC's MultiSync or Sony's
>MultiScan.
I think you overstate the case. A decent monchrome system
always costs a lot less than a decent color system. For
example a Hercules clone card and a monchrome monitor go
for less than $200, while you would be hard put to find
a decent EGA card and monitor for less than $600. Yet the
monochrome system is better for most applications than the
color one, because of the higher resolution. For most applications
higher resolution and lower cost are more important than
color. I find it significant that a standard for monochrome
graphics managed to get established without the support of
IBM. Also notice that the new EGA chip from Chips and
Technology includes support for the Hercules standard.
In fact I think we are going to see a resurgence of monochrome
monitors for applications requiring very high resolutions,
such as, desktop publishing and CAD. Displays like the
Viking 1 and WY-700 are going to find a good market for these
applications.
--
Joel Upchurch @ CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (A Perkin-Elmer Company)
Southern Development Center
2486 Sand Lake Road/ Orlando, Florida 32809/ (305)850-1031
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