OOPS!
I thought you were referring to the ubiquitous "text mode" switch on the
back of so many EGA-class monitors, e.g. NEC Multisync-I, of which I've
pressed several into service for Win95 with VGA cards. These use analog
inputs and really aren't much different from VGA monitors, with the
exception of their default horizontal sweep rate.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Sunday, April 04, 1999 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: homemade computer for fun and experience...
>>
>> You're right. The "text" mode was really not a valid construct for VGA
>
>Eh? Text mode has nothing really to do with the monitor. It means that a
>single character cell on the screen is controlled by 2 bytes of memory.
>One contains the character code (Ascii + a lot more characters), the
>other contains the attributes (foreground/background colours, etc)
>
>> valuable. The "hardware" text mode with which I'm familiar is simply a
>> color killer, which drives the display into a light green on a dark green
>
>Text mode can be (and is, on CGA and EGA and probably VGA) a colour mode.
>
>-tony
>
Received on Sun Apr 04 1999 - 17:29:09 BST