Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : Dr. What
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat May 14 2022 15:40:22

  Re: Re: Price Piece in your c
  By: Dr. What to Nightfox on Sun May 15 2022 02:37 am

 Ni>> Yeah, I always thought monochrome VGA seemed weird..  I first saw a

 DW> I wonder about the software compatibility, though.

 DW> Did a monochrome VGA display offer 256 shades of green/amber?

 DW> I have a Tandy 1100FD. It's a CGA system, but since it's a laptop, it has
 DW> an LCD display, which is monochrome. When I run software, I have to deal
 DW> with the fact that not all color combinations are readable (or sometimes
 DW> not visible). 

As far as software compatibility, I don't think software back then could even determine that you're using a monochrome monitor.  They'd still run and output VGA, and as you said, the results aren't always good.

Nightfox
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