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From: sarathy@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Rajiv Sarathy)
Date: Thu, 21-Apr-88 09:49:31 EDT
Message-ID: <1988Apr21.094931.9468@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: MCGA/VGA 320X200 256 Color mode
References: <8804182007.AA17023@jade.berkeley.edu>
Reply-To: sarathy@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Rajiv Sarathy)

In article <8804182007.AA17023@jade.berkeley.edu> RWMIRA01@ULKYVX.BITNET (Rob Miracle) writes:
>I have a question.  The PS/2's have been out for over a year now and considering
>the fact that no other IBM's have been available, why is there so little soft-
>ware for MODE 19 (13h). ... very little public domain software and ...
> commerical software.
>...

I don't know about the U.S., but here in Canada, PS/2's are over-priced.
Until inflation comes down (plausible), the Canadian $ increases in value
(also plausible), IBM drops prices (implausible), or there are cheaper VGA
boards available for the PC/XT/AT market (very likely), there isn't much
incentive for software firms to develop VGA software very quickly -- VGA
supports EGA modes, and there remains a HUGE EGA market.

Naturally, above opinions are my own.

- Raj Sarathy, University of Toronto
(Disclaimer: I'm an undergrad)