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From: ben@catnip.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: EGA clones
Message-ID: <309@catnip.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-May-86 21:29:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: catnip.309
Posted: Thu May 29 21:29:19 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 31-May-86 05:37:24 EDT
References: <481@noscvax.UUCP> <711@tekcbi.UUCP>
Reply-To: ben@catnip.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Organization: The Broder Residence, Holmdel, N.J.  07733
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Keywords: EGA compatibility

In article <711@tekcbi.UUCP> jimb@tekcbi.UUCP (Jim Boland) writes:
>In article <481@noscvax.UUCP>, bmarsh@noscvax.UUCP (William C. Marsh) writes:
>> 
>> I am looking for experiences with EGA clones.  I have some manufacturers data,
>> but I am looking for data such as compatibility with IBM's EGA, problems with
>> software, or even hardware problems.  

>I have an XT clone which runs at 4.77 or 8 MHz.  I bought the Quadram EGA+
>card and after checking the switches many times, I accepted the fact that
>the computer would not boot at 8MHz.  I called Quadram and all they would
>say is that I did not have a good ROM BIOS.  I tried several others and
>could not get it running.  It boots and operates just fine at 4.77 MHz, 
>though.  Quadram Technical Support number was not helpful at all.

I have a Quadram EGA plus on my AT and have had no problems at all using
it with my enhanced color display in EGA and CGA modes (in fact the Quadram
software allows me to run many CGA programs that won't run with the IBM EGA);
it works like a charm.  But, when I connected my PGS max12, it was a
different story altogether.  About half of the Hercules software I tried
didn't work, and even worse, SCO Xenix System V would go into lala land
whenever I tried to use the multiscreen capability.  In summary, a great
card for color work, but the monochrome modes are very buggy.


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Ben Broder
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