23 Jul
2005
23 Jul
'05
12:11 a.m.
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:33:21 -0500
Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
Scott Stevens wrote:
For whatever reason, the drivers for Windows 3.0 make for a MUCH nicer
looking display with EGA monochrome than for a Hercules card. I can't
say why, but I distinctly remember this as being the case. It might
have more to do with the aspect ratio than the pixel count.
EGA-Monochrome was very well
supported in a few essential apps like Microsoft Word for DOS, and
it also gave a MUCH better video resolution for Windows 3.0 on a
9-pin mono monitor than a Hercules card.
Huh? EGA mono is 640x350; Hercules is 720x348. You get more pixels
with Hercules.