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Re: Multiple monitors (was: Xerox sues Apple!)

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From: Terrell Drinkard
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 20:01
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In article <2938@infmx.UUCP> aland@infmx.UUCP (alan denney) writes:
>Tough to configure, too.  Open the machine, add the mono card, screw it
>in, close the machine, turn on the power.  No switches to set, no muss,

If what you say it true, no switches to set, no jumpers to
configure, no lines to add to the config.sys file, nothing added to
the autoexec.bat file, no interrupt conflict problems, then this is
a first for the PC world.  Glad you've caught up with the rest of
us.

>no fuss.  To switch primary monitor to the mono, run "mode mono".  To
>switch back to EGA, run "mode co80".  To enable the secondary monitor 
>in the Informix-4GL debugger (for example), run "appl dev" (application
>device enable).  Gee, that didn't hurt a bit.

I won't even go into how that looks to a Mac driver!  :-)

>  Alan S. Denney  @  Informix Software, Inc.    "We're homeward bound
>       {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland           ('tis a damn fine sound!)

Terry

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From: tdrinkar@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu (Terrell Drinkard)
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Subject: Re: Multiple monitors (was: Xerox sues Apple!)
Keywords: It must be my day to post!  :-)
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Date: 30 Dec 89 20:01:04 GMT
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