Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!ncsuvx!mcnc!ecsvax!dmkdmk
From: dmkdmk@ecsvax.UUCP (David M. Kurtiak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: wanted HERC->CGA program
Message-ID: <4466@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jan 88 13:47:39 GMT
References: <39500006@pyr1.cs.ucl.ac.uk> <154@spked.UUCP> <259@megatek.UUCP>
Organization: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Lines: 34
Summary: SIMCGA is in the Public Domain

In article <259@megatek.UUCP>, hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) writes:
> In article <154@spked.UUCP> sarb@spked.UUCP (Systems Integator Takhar) writes:
> >In article <39500006@pyr1.cs.ucl.ac.uk>, ajoseph@pyr1.cs.ucl.ac.uk writes:
> >> 
> >> Hi, I'm sure I've seen messages on emulating CGA graphics in mono using
> >> herculies graphics. Could anyone tell me where I can get a PD version of
> >> a program to do this, many thanks
> >
> >What you need is a program called SIMCGA.  It lets your hercules card
> >emulate a CGA and works fairly well.  I've had trouble with it on a DATA
> >XT clone but it seems to work fine on everything else....
> 
> You also need SETCGA.  I do not know if these are REALLY PD.  I have them
> and if anyone can prove they are PD, I can email or post if a lot of
> interest.  I found that some clones with PHOENIX BIOS would not let
> [...]
  
SIMCGA (as a package) is indeed in the public domain.  See the README
file that comes with the package, it explains various settings and
conditions.  Also, SETCGA and SETMONO are really *optional* in that
once SIMCGA is resident, you need not switch modes unless you *want*
to go back to the Herc. graphics mode.  Another nice feature of it is
when you do set back to MONO (using SETMONO), it will automatically
go back into CGA mode (without any intervention) if the program being
run calls for CGA graphics.  If somebody is to post it, it may be best
to include the .DOC (readme) file.  I have the complete copy here, and
is only 70 lines as a UUENCODED ARCHIVED file.  If anyone wants it,
I can mail it, unless I'm inundated by requests for such in which case
I'll post.  Enjoy,
---
David M. Kurtiak
UNC - Greensboro
UUCP: dmkdmk@ecsvax.UUCP  {gatech,rutgers}!mcnc!ecsvax!dmkdmk
BITNET: DMKDMK@ECSVAX.BITNET  (Mail ONLY - no files or interactive)