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From: ron@woan (Ronald S. Woan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Super VGA with EGA mode
Keywords: Specific to ATI
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Date: 10 Sep 90 16:41:52 GMT
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In article <0093C602.09CF9620@rigel.efd.lth.se>,
Bengt> f89ba@rigel.efd.lth.se writes: I understand that the ATI
Bengt> VGA-wonder graphics card is capable of displaying EGA-graphics
Bengt> on standard MDA/Hercules monitors as well as on CGA monitors. I
Bengt> currently have a mono monitor with dual frequencies which is
Bengt> capable of both CGA and Hercules graphics displayed as shades
Bengt> of gray.

Yes, the ATI can do this...

Bengt> My question is: Are there other boards with the same feature as ATI
Bengt> VGA-wonder? I'm NOT interested in the mono 640*350 EGA mode, but
Bengt> it would be nice to have 320*200 EGA resolution in 16 shades of
Bengt> gray.

It is specific to the ATI EGA/VGA Wonder cards. The Trident will not
allow this to my knowledge.

					Ron

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