Re: Turbosport 386

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From: Jordan B Pollack
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1989 20:27

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Its just "Buyer Beware", as usual.

I've spend lots of time, energy, and phone-calls trying to resolve
this issue for my 286. You'd think even if it wasn't available as EGA
emulation, a driver could be written for MS Windows or GEM!

The 400 rows are ONLY available in text-mode. The Yamaha LCD
controller chip (V6366) supposedly allows the LCD to be used in a
non-standard 640 by 350 graphics mode, but Zenith embedded the chip
into all its sport systems in such a way in which this will never be
possible. 

They are now dumping the super- and turbosport at low prices.
So the next generation of machines will probably be VGA.

It seems like the sort of advertising a company could get in trouble
for, but Zenith continues rolling along, even using MSWindows
decorations to frame its current advertising (even for the Minisport!)
subliminally suggesting compatability with graphics-oriented operating
systems.

Jordan

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