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From: system@infopls.UUCP (SYSOP)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Re: Fractint v15.0 and hercules graphics
Message-ID: <283Ju1w163w@infopls.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 90 00:58:24 GMT
References: <82274.2770ee4c@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
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apm233m@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:

> 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

  I noticed the same problem when trying the Hercules emulation on my ATI
VGA Wonder (someone had asked me if it worked with Hercules.)
  I also found another problem. Fractint totally locks up my computer
whenever I have the VESA driver (VVESA by ATI) loaded. It requires a hard
reset (ie: the big red button.) I found this out because I had the Vesa
driver loaded to run Generic CADD 5.
  With the Vesa driver loaded, I can start it up by using the cardtype=vga
option. The program works fine without the VESA driver, BTW.

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