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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Hercules Mono/Graphics Card Question
Message-ID: <709@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-May-86 17:15:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: nicmad.709
Posted: Sun May 25 17:15:38 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 26-May-86 18:31:26 EDT
References: <560@ssc-bee.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
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Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
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In article <560@ssc-bee.UUCP> fuji@ssc-bee.UUCP writes:
>
>I just bought a Zenith 158 PC compatible with a Hercules style monochrome
>hi-res text and graphics card.
>
>My question is this-
>
>I found out that I'm not able to run graphics (i.e. games) that were written
>for the regular color card ( I get a message saying that a color card is not 
>present or something like that). Is it possible to get around this? Do I have
>to get a low res monitor so I can use the color card? Any ideas would be
>welcome!

You're right!  You can't run color programs on a Hercules card.  You need
a card that supports Monochrome, Color and Hercules, all on the same card.
I believe Plantronics has one.  It is even cheaper than Hercules.  Check
the computer magazine ads.

The card that I mentioned will run color stuff on a monochrome display,
in shades of grey.  You can also hook up a color monitor.
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