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From: psc@lznv.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Microsoft Quick C - Monochrome graphics
Message-ID: <1293@lznv.ATT.COM>
Date: 18 Feb 88 17:20:11 GMT
References: <12279@orchid.waterloo.edu>
Organization: AT&T
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Summary: Out of luck; try Turbo C 1.5

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In article <12279@orchid.waterloo.edu>, pwtotten@orchid.waterloo.edu (Paul Totten) writes:
> I recently purchased a copy of Microsoft QuickC.  I own a generic
> AT clone running with a Hercules Compatible MONOCHROME graphics
> adapter.   The only problem is that I can't seem to find anything
> in the manuals provided that tell me how to display monochrome 
> graphics.   CGA/EGA/VGA are all covered, but not mono.  I tried 
> all of the graphics modes and none of them seem to work.
> 
> Am I just missing something, or what?

I have bad news for you.  MSC and QC support just about all the IBM
display modes (including the 320x200x256 color "volcano picture"
MCGA/VGA mode in the PS/2's), but *no* non-IBM display modes.  On the
other hand, Turbo C 1.5 supports all the IBM modes (*except* the
"volcano picture" mode, but including 3270 PC), Hercules monochrome
graphics, and AT&T 640x400 "super high res" mode.  (No Hercules InColor
or AT&T DEB.)

There are also third-party graphics libraries, but some will cost more
than Turbo C by itself.  And, yes, you should be able to use TC
libraries with QC, though not necessarily vice versa.  Make sure you
get TC 1.5; TC 1.0 had *no* graphics support.


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