On Sat, 20 May 2000 06:27:01 +0200, arachne-digest wrote:
> From: "Kali McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Not yet having found a card like Clarences ATX wondercard, I have tried
> to put Arachne into EGA mode on all of five different machines lately,
> all with no joy. There were an assortment of cards of the same general
> description - sporting DB 9 as well as DB 15 connectors and with a bank
> of switches to get different modes.
> I am afraid it is mud in the eye for Arachne, as Windows will run these
> combinations. CGA seems reliable in Arachne and I have been playing with the
> colours in the .cfg file - thanks for the information Bernie. CGA though
> is pretty terrible looking but EGA is OK - hence my interest. The only
> time in fact I have ever seen Arachne in EGA mode is on this B&W VGA
> screen with a TSENG4000 card, where the EGA mode is very surplus to
> requirements!
I don't know if it works for you, but for me it worked to copy the
file ARACHNE.PCK from another version (and machine) into the current
one. This was the only way to get 16 colors in the 1.50 SRC version,
which never let me choose the video card I used (256k VGA).
So if you have another machine which is working in EGA or CGA mode,
try to copy the file. Else maybe someone can send you an ARACHNE.PCK
from an EGA or CGA setup.
-- Best regards,
-- Willy J. Hoogstraten.
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