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From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Quality Color Text with CGA?
Message-ID: <2015@crdos1.crd.ge.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 90 19:13:04 GMT
References: <130154@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <206900159@prism>
Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen)
Organization: GE Corp R&D Center, Schenectady NY
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  On a real IBM CGA there is ajumper for monitor or TV set. If the
jumper is open the signal is great for TV use (must be 7-10 people left
in the world doing that), while for monitor use the jumper should be
installed. The later versions of the board had the jumper solder pads
but no pins, and you install the jumper with a soldering iron.

  I went EGA over three years ago, so I can't remember the number, but
it is right under a large DIP package, and is marked J??.

  Installing this jumper does not make you forget that the text mode
stinks, but it will prevent nausea in most cases. I make no claims that
clone boards have this feature.
-- 
bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
            "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me