Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!tektronix!sequent!mntgfx!gssc!bradd
From: bradd@gssc.UUCP (Brad Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Mono/ AND /Color
Message-ID: <5501@gssc.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 88 03:59:47 GMT
References: <9224@sunybcs.UUCP> <3457@bnrmtv.UUCP>
Reply-To: bradd@gssc.UUCP (Brad Davis)
Organization: Graphic Software Systems, Beaverton Or
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In article <3457@bnrmtv.UUCP> hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes:
>In article <9224@sunybcs.UUCP>, uggrenon@sunybcs (Paul Grenon) writes:
>>    I was wondering if if is possible to run both a CGA monitor, and 
>>    a monochrome monitor, from the same pc at once.
>> 
>>    I have a CGA board (IBM) installed and 
>>    I have a Hercules Monochrome Board installed.
>> 
>                   ... the mono board which has the same memory address range
>as the memory on the CGA board.  It causes some sort of conflict.
>This problem
>could be brand dependant so you may not have it, or it could be just the
>opposite, or even worse - the CGA and page 1 on the mono may not work.  It 
>sounds like you've been running your machine with both cards plugged in
>though,
>so you would have already seen this problem if it was there for any of the 
>software you use.  I modified my CGA card so it has a switch that makes it 
>"disapear" from the system without pulling it out.

   Another solution would be to drive the monochrome monitor with an EGA card.
This would be more expensive, but EGA clones are getting cheaper by the month
and you will have less problems with it.

   Also, if you changed your mind, you could have the EGA drive your color
monitor, which I'm sure you'd find a pleasant improvement on your CGA.

   Brad Davis

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