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From: leadfoot@leftlane.ucs.dec.com (Mark Curtis)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: MS has NO free support for new SDK
Keywords: SDK Windows
Message-ID: <1990Oct2.182010.3759@wrl.dec.com>
Date: 2 Oct 90 18:20:10 GMT
References: <1990Oct1.164153.11563@sj.ate.slb.com> <37745@ut-emx.uucp> <1990Sep28.180704.17439@wrl.dec.com>
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Reply-To: leadfoot@leftlane.ucs.dec.com (Mark Curtis)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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In article <1990Oct1.164153.11563@sj.ate.slb.com>, poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
(Russell Poffenberger) writes:
|> In article <1990Sep28.180704.17439@wrl.dec.com> leadfoot@leftlane.ucs.dec.com
(Mark Curtis) writes:
> >I haven't loaded the software on my system yet, because I'm not sure
|> >I'm going to keep it.  While in the store I didn't notice that I needed a
|> >second monitor to use the debugger.  I am using a PS2 system that
|> >only has 1 full size slot and one half size slot, a P70.  The full size
|> >slot is already used for a dual async board, so adding another video
|> >card is impossible.  I also don't look forward to picking up a 8514
|> >card and another monitor $$$$.  I do have one serial port COM3 free
|> >to use with a dumb term, but from what I have seen this will not
|> >cut it.  Is Windows Code View the only debugger that is usable?  Or
|> >will I be able to still get real work done with what ever else comes
|> >with SDK?  I haven't loaded the software yet, I didn't want to open
|> >all the packing if it wasn't going to be useable.
|>
|> I don't know what you mean about the 8514, the second monitor only needs to
be
|> a simple monochrome monitor. I got a half card mono adapter card for $39,
and
|> a used mono monitor for $49 from a surplus store near here. It works great.
|> 
True on an AT clone, but with a PS2 machine the only supported config is
a vga "second monitor" and a 8514 "primary monitor".  Using a mono
card isn't possible.  Even if the PS2 line allowed a cheap herc card, I don't
have slots open for it.  With only one full-size slot and one half-size slot
expansion is limited.  I'm already using the full-size slot for a dual async
card.

The vga hardware is built-in, so it's not like I can remove it to make room
for cheaper hardware like a herc card.

I loaded the disks, but so far I have been too busy with other things to
really try out the SDK tools.

Mark