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From: wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Composite video & EGA at same time
Message-ID: <1014@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 7 Nov 88 16:48:21 GMT
References: <401@oetl1.oetl.UUCP>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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From article <401@oetl1.oetl.UUCP>, by alan@oetl.UUCP (Alan Strassberg):
> 
> 	Suggestions needed: I would like to use an EGA display
> 	and a composite monitor at the same time (to monitor
> 	the same display, one locally, one remotely) - so
> 
> 	1. Any problems in doing this ?
> 	2. Suggestions for EGA/composite card that will work
> 	3. Unforseen problems ?
>
You will not be able to run the two monitors at the same time.  
The reason for this is that the two graphics boards will more
than likely be contending for the same graphics memory space.
I have seen this problem and the only way you can have two
cards in the same machine that I know of is if they are a monochrome
and a graphics card.

 
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Bill Wilson                          (Bitnet: ucc2wew@nauvm)
Northern AZ Univ
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
{These views are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer}