28 Feb
2013
28 Feb
'13
12:06 p.m.
On Thu, 28 Feb 2013, Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus wrote:
Why can't you just write a small batch program
that references the driver
and the necessary commands, and put it on the startup disk? If not enough
room on a 360K, then you can use a second floppy. We used to do this for
customers all the time, 15 years ago. Also included small start up menus,
etc.
The "driver" is a ROM. You'd have to start by writing a LOADABLE driver.
It would be convenient to have another machine on hand while writing it,
since the "driver" is to get the video to work.
It would be MUCH MUCH easier to install a CGA or MDA card, and contact
Cindy Croxton in Texas and buy one of her "9-pin monitors".