> ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 07:13:11 +0000 > From: Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Herc + VGA in a 386 > I dare say all hell will engulf your PC if you try this. The boot > codes of the video cards map memory and do stuff to other parts of > the PC on boot up IIRC...switch it on and stand well back :) > Anyone know for sure? ;) Yes - just plug in both. My old 286 has had dual monitors for at least the last 8 or 9 years. CMOS may quibble a bit about which monitor to use at boot - but only the first time. That 286 was the perfect development station: with the debugger single-stepping on the mono, and the VGA displaying graphics, you can see every problem before it starts. Besides - if your program runs decently fast on the 286, it is guaranteed to run well on any- thing more powerful. BTW - at boot, the VGA displays the usual card manufacturer's "VGA BIOS" three-liner message, while the mono screen is running the POST and autoexec stuff... - John T. -- Arachne V1.5a;alpha, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
