| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
A couple of basic bridgeboard questions. I saw one somewhere for
fairly cheap $$$'s and thought it might make a nice addition to my
system. It is just an A2088 XT w/ 5.25 drive and I was wondering
what sort of display abilities that gives me? Can I buy a VGA card
and have VGA and compatabiity? Will most things run? Assuming I
don't buy a VGA card do I get emulated EGA or CGA or do I just have
NIL display capabilities?
Any bridgeboard experts out there?
Thanks,
George
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| 4481.1 | emulated MDA and CGA | SAUTER::SAUTER | John Sauter | Fri Feb 01 1991 16:41 | 4 |
I am using the configuration you describe. The Janus software provides
MDA and CGA emulation. I haven't done this but the manual says you
can add a video card to the IBM side of the A2000 to get EGA or VGA.
John Sauter
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| 4481.2 | More on the bridgeboard XT | MQOFS::LEDOUX | Reserved for Future Use | Mon Feb 04 1991 10:51 | 17 |
As for compatibility, I can run the most popular software like
Word Perfect 5.x, Dbase3 (haven'g got Dbase 4), 123 etc..
Some games works but I would say that I couldn't get them all to run.
Having an Amiga what is the point of runing IBM games anyway?
I haven't got a VGA, but I someone that did and it worked OK, just make
sure you use a 8 bit card.
As for CGA (normal mode) if the software is showing some movement, the
"moving" object will be sort of flashing. ie. the movement is not as
smooth as it should.
I must add also that the keyboard have some weirdness on few softwares.
But this is not a major backdraw.
Vince.
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