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At 12:34 PM 9/15/98 , you wrote:
>David...thanks for the reply....Lanice
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>At 11:11 AM 9/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>On 15 Sep 98 at 11:31, LANICE GREEN wrote:
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>>> Hi, I wonder if anyone could answer my question: Can a Amptron 15"
>>> AV6S monitor be used with an older PC...486 IBM, WIN 3.1, that the
>>> originial monitor only supported the 16 color and not the 256
>>> color?
>>
>>  That 16-colour limitation is more likely a symptom of the video
>>card/driver ("vanilla" VGA) than of the monitor.  Odds are good that
>>it will "work", but that either replacing the video card, adding
>>memory to the existing card (may be possible) or installing a
>>new/improved driver will be necessary in order to see any
>>improvement.
>>
>>> I don't understand much of the puter lingo about spec's etc.  I
>>> did find a web site for the Amptron moniotrs though..maybe someone
>>> who understands this kind of thing can tell if it will work with
>>> the older PC.
>>
>>  Running Win 3.1, it's just possible that the machine has an EGA
>>rather than VGA card installed.  EGA outputs are digital rather than
>>analog, and I'm not certain whether a modern multi-frequency VGA
>>monitor can work with that.  I wouldn't expect to find an EGA in a
>>486, but it's possible.
>>
>>> And would new drivers be needed and where would they be found.
>>
>>  Drivers are really separate from monitors -- they provide an
>>interface between Windows and the video card, and are generally
>>provided by the card's manufacturer.  Most SVGA (Super VGA) cards
>>will work with the "Standard VGA" driver provided with Windows, but
>>this limits them to 640x480 pixels in 16 colours.  Win 95 includes a
>>generic SVGA driver that provides a few more options on some popular
>>cards, but I don't think it was in 3.1.
>>
>>> The IBM is my daughters and just wondered if she could use this
>>> monitor...I can find out more about her puter if needed.
>>
>>  The IBM monitors that I have owned have been much less flexible
>>than any multi-frequency monitor.  It's possible that her existing
>>monitor really is the limiting factor.
>>
>>David G
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