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> I have taken another step on my quest to build a garbage can computer.  Now
> I have purchased a used 486 motherboard (ADI), after an incompatibility
> between linux and an older AMI bios.
>
> Well, this new board works ok, with a VGA adaptor.  But a hercules adapter
> gives only a blinking cursor at the upper left corner of the screen.  No
> text is displayed.
>
> This card works ok on the 386 motherboard, but nothing (except the cursor)
> with the newer board.

Alan,

Most motherboards have either a jumper, or a BIOS setting to select whether you
are using a color or mono video card. I would imagine that most 486 era boards
have a jumper.


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