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From: apm233m@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Fractint v15.0 and hercules graphics
Message-ID: <82274.2770ee4c@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 20 Dec 90 06:00:59 GMT
References: <6982@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia
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In article <6982@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>, Michael Barnett writes:
> I can't get the fractint v15.0 program to run on my PC with hercules
> graphics.  The text doesn't show up but the graphics will.  In a cga
> emulation mode (using a software emulator) I can get the text (which
> has been done nicely), but the graphics is all garbled.
> 
> Has any one out there experienced similar problems?  Is there anything
> I am neglecting to do?
> 

I just got around to trying to run FRACTINT v15 with my Hercules compatible
(mono graphics) card. I used the SIMCGA emulator program to emulate CGA
graphics and it works ok. In fact I used a little batch file to do the job,
the contents of which are:
    pushdir
    simcga
    setcga
    cd c:\games\fractint
    fractint
    setmono
    popdir
This also cleans up things after FRACTINT terminates.
I don't run many programs which won't work directly with the Hercules card,
but of the few CGA simulator programs which I have tried I find that SIMCGA
produces the best results.


Bill Metzenthen
Maths Department
Monash University  
(Opinions all my own..)