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From: hochuli@sj.ate.slb.com (Bruce Hochuli (Contractor))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Hercules Graphics Plus and VGA problem
Message-ID: <1990Aug7.005654.24648@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 7 Aug 90 00:56:54 GMT
References: <10305@accuvax.nwu.edu> <5505@uwm.edu>
Reply-To: hochuli@sj.ate.slb.com (Bruce Hochuli (Contractor))
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
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In article <5505@uwm.edu> bnk@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Bob N Keenan) writes:
>In article <10305@accuvax.nwu.edu> kaojh@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Jung-Hong Kao) writes:
>>
>>	Hi :
>>	I have problem to install Evergraphics Plus ( a Monochrome
>>	graphics adapter) and VGA in my PC clone at the same time.
>>	When I put both on my PC, it got problem to bootstrap.
>>
>>	Could anyone give me any pointer to this problem
>>	Jung-Hong
>> 	
>     I did not think it was possible for a PC to physically recognize
>     2 video cards.  The manual for my 386 says never install more than
>     one video card at once on the board.  In fact, I have never heard of
>     any one trying this or wanting to try.  But, if anyone else out there
>     knows different, let me know- I love to learn new things!

Could you be more explicit on the problem you have trying to boot the
machine?

I have both VGA (video 7 VRAM) and Mono adaptors (taiwanese clone) in my 
system. The only weirdness is that my mono adaptor is hercules
compatible and if you try to use hercules graphics, it will go to the
VGA. 

I use it for Turbo Debugger mostly. I have my program output going to 
the VGA monitor and the debug output going to the mono. Very few pieces
of software support this dual monitor stuff. I think the microfsoft C's
Codeview and Autodesk's Autocad will do this.

Anybody know of others?