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From: pre1@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Grant Prellwitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Monochrome ega
Message-ID: <2968@sphinx.uchicago.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 87 08:29:59 GMT
References: <16750@topaz.rutgers.edu> <63200013@eclipse> <1828@optilink.UUCP> <4291@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Reply-To: pre1@sphinx.uchicago.edu.UUCP (Grant Prellwitz)
Organization: U Chicago Computation Center
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Summary: ATI EGA Wonder does EGA on monochrome and more

In article <4291@bellcore.bellcore.com> tr@wind.UUCP (tom reingold) writes:
-The above does not apply to EGA clone cards that are enhancements
-over the IBM, which I have never worked with.  I don't know what
-they offer.  I have seen and worked with CGA clone cards that work
-on composite monochrome monitors, but nothing with an EGA mode.
-Neither have I seen a card with EGA modes that supports composite
-monitors.
-
-Oy, what a mess this is!
-
-Tom Reingold                    INTERNET:       tr@bellcore.bellcore.com
-Bell Communications Research    UUCP:           rutgers!bellcore!tr
-435 South St room 2L350         SOUNDNET:       (201) 829-4622 [work]
-Morristown, NJ 07960                            (201) 287-2345 [home]

I know of at least one video card that will do EGA graphics on a standard
monochrome monitor.  I am currently using the ATI EGA Wonder with a Samsung
monochrome monitor and can run just about any EGA software you care to name.
(I of course don't claim 100% compatability, but then again I haven't tested
it with every piece of software.)  I can also run Hercules graphics, CGA,
and standard monochrome text.  CGA applications don't have that ugly print
because the characters are replaced with a good EGA font and are readable.
The EGA Wonder will do all these modes on almost any monitor (TTL Mono, CGA
Colour, EGA colour, and MultiSync type).  CGA colour monitors have flickering
when in EGA and Hercules modes (maybe mono text, as well), but then that's
better than not being able to run the software at all.  I have found that I
cannot run the demo software that came with my Microsoft Bus Mouse, but ATI
is sending me a new EPROM chip to swap out that they claim will fix the 
problem.  The card isn't perfect, you sometimes have to do some experimenting
to see which mode of the card and the software produces the best output, but
I am very pleased with the card overall.  Now, I just want to get enough $$$
to buy a MultiSync monitor, because it has drivers for a number of packages
that allow resolutions of up to 800x560 (or something like that), as well as
VGA modes 11 & 12 on multisyncing monitors.

			Grant Prellwitz
			Prellwitz Computing Services

PS  These opinions are the sole responsibility of the poster, who bears no 
relationship to ATI.  He does, however, work for a firm that sells ATI EGA
Wonder cards for $245.  He is also the satisfied owner of one of them.


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