MDA was a *text* only adapter. Most of the *really* old machines that had
mono graphics were either Hercules, or CGA. (There were adapters for the
cheap CGA cards that allowed you to get regular video, which you could plug
into a *cheap* monochrome monitor). More recently, VGA has a monochrome
mode, triggered by having a mono monitor plugged in at boot time. Some cards
saw a missing monitor the same way, making it amusing to re-boot multiple
machines connected by a monitor/keyboard switch.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Vandegrift [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 12:07 AM
To: Jakob Eriksson; David Murn
Cc: Greg Haerr; Linux 8086
Subject: Re: ELKS video drivers...
>> Ummmmmm, are you sure? We used to run windows 3.0 on amber monochrome
>> monitors at college.
>
>I am also unsure.
>Can someone with a clue speak up?
>> Ummmmmm, are you sure? We used to run windows 3.0 on amber monochrome
>> monitors at college.
>
>I am also unsure.
>Can someone with a clue speak up?
Check the Linux 2.2.x source tree; in them menu with the framebuffer console
driver, is an option for "MDA multi-headed support" that allows you to use
an MDA as a second video card, for multi-headed support. I know for a fact
that it says ``monochrome". I think it says "text-only", but I really have
no clue. I'd check the source myself, but I just rebooted to play some
Starcraft.
Ross
