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From: forbus@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Hercules Color Card
Message-ID: <10800031@uiucdcsp>
Date: Tue, 30-Sep-86 08:48:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 30 08:48:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!forbus    Sep 30 07:48:00 1986


Unfortunately, while many programs know about the Hercules card, it is
not the default!  There are many incompatabilities between the CGA and
Hercules card, and many programs that run fine on CGA simply won't run
with the other.  I don't know of any program which works only with the
Hercules card but not CGA, but I know of many which will only work with
CGA.  If you're only going to get one graphics card (who wants to spend
money for more than one?), buy CGA.  We didn't for some of our machines,
and have spent alot of time regretting it.

What about EGA, PGA?  Wait on them.  Most software doesn't know about
them, and CGA clones are CHEAP.  Rumor has it that there will be
yet another "graphics standard" introduced next year, so I wouldn't
bet my money on anything fancier right now.  Cutting-edge technology
cuts both ways, you know.