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From: Chris.Gehlker@p12.f56.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Gehlker)
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Subject: RE: Color on a MacIIfx & qwerty keyboards
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Date: 8 Dec 90 05:29:20 GMT
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> 1)      I detect at program startup whether there is a color monitor present
 
>         or not. It works fine on any Mac other the the MacIIfx (I have tried
 
> on
> Mac Plus/SE/SE30/II/IIx/IIcx ). On a MacIIfx, I don't detect the
> color.         My routines checks what kind of Mac it's running on, then
> checks if         the ROM & system present can handle color (some traps have
 
> to be         present) and finally checks if the monitor is B&W, Color set
> on B&W or

>         Color set on Color.

Why not just use SysEnvirons and check for hasColorQD?

 

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