Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!prlb2!kulcs!lucb
From: lucb@kulcs.uucp (Luc Bomans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Monochrome VGA Graphics Card for PC
Keywords: Mono VGA Adapter PC
Message-ID: <145@icarus.kulcs.uucp>
Date: 17 Jan 89 08:33:59 GMT
Reply-To: lucb@kulcs.UUCP ()
Organization: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. Computer Science
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Hey,

My brother in law has bought an IBM XT/286 (probably one of the
last IBM PC's sold in Belgium). The PC was delivered with an 
VGA adapter and a monochrome IBM 8503 display (I am not completely
sure of that number, but it is the standard PS/2 monochrome screen).

Running MS-Word we discovered that it is impossible to use the
graphics mode of Word. This is now agreed by the IBM dealer. The
card placed in the computer is not able to use the 8503 screen in
graphics mode !

My question is if this is really possible (I don't know the brand
name of the adapter) and if there exist other VGA adapters that can
use the 8503 screen in graphics mode (Please clearly specify the
brand name, so that we can push the dealer to provide us with a
working VGA adapter).



For my own I have the following question: I have a PC/AT clone
equipped with a multi I/O card. This card has two clocks which
are both disabled. 
I am able to set the system board's clock. But after the system
has been down for some time the clock is not correct anymore. Is the
problem with my AT system board and/or battery? How can I test this?
Or is the problem with the combination AT-MultiI/O card ?


Thank you for all the answers (if any :-)).

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