Subject: Re: X with Hercules From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 07:39:08 GMT
In article <1992Oct27.015903.25342@utstat.uucp> rafal@utstat.uucp (Rafal Kustra (summer student)) writes:
>In article <1992Oct26.205508.13383@wixer.cactus.org> raistlin@wixer.cactus.org (Eli Boaz) writes:
>>
>>Yes, it's 720*348. Would anyone like to add code for this? It's
>>*almost* the same screen size as a VGA ... I'd really love to run
>>X windows/Linux on my 386.
>>
>>(No, i haven't installed Linux yet, i need another hard drive!)
>
>VGA card is CAN 30$. VGA mono monitor is CAN 85 $.
>VGA driver exists. So, really, why make an Herc driver ?
>Just my ( bit selfish ;) .02 ($, CAN ;).
>
> Rafal
Well, consider that all the commercial UNIX packages support HGA.
And consider that the average monochrome monitor has better contrast than
a mono VGA monitor.
--Rick Kelly rmk@rmkhome.UUCP unixland!rmkhome!rmk rmk@frog.UUCP