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From: hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Monitor advice sought
Summary: Better MULTISYNC monitors can run both COLOR and MONO.
Message-ID: <1316@lzsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 90 02:38:54 GMT
References: <9002160814.AA13241@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <9002160814.AA13241@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>, sajima@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Takahiro Sajima) writes:
> 
> 	I understand that ST monitors come in two flavors - color and
> monochrome.  Monochrome has high resolution (good text, but can't run
> anything written for the color monitor), and that color has medium (?)
> resolution (garbage text - no offense intended.  Has impressive color
> graphics).  I'd REALLY hate to have two monitors sitting on my desk.  In

The Multisync monitors need an adapter cable, but do COLOR very well, and
MONO quite well. (I biased and prefer Monochrome for MONO; but my friends
ar happy with Multisync).

THen all you need is to switch the switch.

PS. COLOR does very well on text.  Sure better than CGA on IBM.


Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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