Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : Dr. What
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Fri May 13 2022 05:46:00

-=> Dr. What wrote to ACMEBBS <=-

 -=> ACMEBBS wrote to boraxman <=-

 AC> First VGA monitor I bought used was a monochrome model I used on a used
 AC> 386 I bought from a computer store in the mid-90's.

 DW> Until LGR showed one off, I was never even aware that monochrome VGA
 DW> even existed.

Only reason I got it was the package deal after it came out of an office. Going
from a TV to this was amazing.

 DW> "Monochrome VGA" always seemed an oxymoron.  The whole purpose of VGA
 DW> was the great color.  

I agree with you. Can't remember what I paid for it...but got a 386-SX20 with
the monitor cheaper/as cheap as just the monitor.

 DW> If you wanted monochrome, a Hercules card with
 DW> (much cheaper) monochrome monitor worked great.

True...but at the time...a Hercules card was getting harder to find...while VGA
was getting cheaper. Now...have a 21 inch HD monitor I got 10 years ago or so
for around $100 I use with a GPU with an AMD chip from 2013. I know...old...but
still runs like a dream. On the other hand...have a 50 inch 4K TV with an Xbox
One S/360/Series S. Things have changed from when we all were younger.

 
.... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.
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