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From: ralph@mtunf.ATT.COM (Ralph Heredia)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 6300 graphics and EGA cards
Message-ID: <783@mtunf.ATT.COM>
Date: 20 Jan 88 16:51:08 GMT
References: <1037@bakerst.UUCP> <9300048@bradley> <888@cblpe.ATT.COM> <956@neoucom.UUCP>
Reply-To: ralph@mtunf.UUCP (Ralph Heredia)
Organization: AT&T ISL Middletown NJ USA
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In article <956@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:
>
>I have the STB Multires in my PC6300.  It is only a partial
>solution.  Programs that are well behaved and access the EGA
>functions of the board through BIOS calls work.  GEM and Graph In
>The Box are examples of well behaved programs that work completely
>correctly in EGA mode.  GEM is even pretty fast.
>
>Microsoft Windows in 16color mode and Rix Softworks EGA Paint 2005
>are examples of programs that fail.  Both cause total failure
>requiring a cold boot to recover.  Interestingly, Windows does work
>in monochrome EGA mode (which isn't as good as the 6300 indboard).

There is a driver for Microsoft Windows that fixes this problem.
The driver was written by someone at AT&T.
It is available through the hotline I think.
At least it is available through the BBS that the HOTLINE supports.

HOTLINE 1-800-922-0354
HOTLINE BBS 769-5616

Hope this helps.
Ralph Heredia
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Ralph Heredia                EMAIL: ihnp4!mtunf!ralph or attmail!rheredia
AT&T 200 Laurel Ave.  Middletown, NJ 07748    (201) 957-2567
Disclaimer: The above comments are my own and do not represent the
views of the management of AT&T.