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From: ed@qtc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: EGA and Codeview
Message-ID: <265@qtc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Mar-87 19:03:03 EST
Article-I.D.: qtc.265
Posted: Tue Mar 10 19:03:03 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Mar-87 02:14:28 EST
Organization: Quantitative Technology Corp., Beaverton, OR
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What a mess...I've had nothing but problems finding a good combination
of EGA cards which will work with codeview correctly to include the mouse.
It seems that most of the EGA clones uses parts from CHIPS.  I've had
some no-name brand that would not work at all (blank the screen stuff).
I recieved a series of patches from Microsoft which did not work on
this EGA card.  I took the card back (fortunately) and now have a
EGA card from Ahead Systems (American made,  right...)  Codeview now works
only if the mouse is not enabled.  Codeview worked great other than that.
Microsoft windows in EGA mode worked great, including the mouse.
It may be possible that the EGA firmware has problems.  This particular
EGA card does autoswitching to EGA/CGA/MA/Hercules,...I tried disabling
the autoswitching but still had problems.  I tried both the Microsoft
Bus and Serial mouse(s).  Now I'm not sure if I can get my money back or what.
A friend of mine has a Quadram EGA w/NEC Multisync montitor and
Codeview did run,  amazing.  I'm hoping that I can get my card fixed
or replaced with something else.  I tried running Kings Quest I on
my friends machine and it just blanked the screen,  Running Kings Quest II
runs fine.  On my machine,  Kings Quest I blanks the screen too and
Kings Quest II only shows half the screen.

I guess the bottom line is that Kings Quest I/II/III and codeview with the
mouse are good tests for true compatibility if there's such a thing.

Does anyone else have better luck than I?

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