Mail Archives: opendos/1997/06/17/16:40:52
In message <19970617 DOT 101506 DOT 6407 DOT 0 DOT editor AT juno DOT com> editor AT juno DOT com (Bruce Morgen) writes:
>
> >> WebSpyder is based on Arachne by Michael Polak of XChaos Software.
> >Caldera
> >> has partnered with XChaos to produce a version of Arachne that will
> >> address OEM market opportunities.
> >
> >Will it support CGA and HGC? Polak said NO - about Arachne..
> >---
> Keep in mind the Caldera is targeting
> an OEM market and that CGA is not a
> viable OEM option in 1997 -- nobody's
> building the monitors, and the
> resolution isn't conducive to even
> minimal graphical content.
Just one word: palmtops.
> HGA could
> have some use to OEMs, but a 256KB
> VGA card/circuit and a VGA monochrome
> tube makes a lot more sense,
Ever seen *green* [S]VGA tube? I tried to find one for a long time.
No success. Another thing: ever seen _cheap_ VGA that can work as second
display controller?
> very much more than an HGA equivalent.
> Having actually run Windows 3.1 with a
> Hercules card and monitor, I simply
> don't see it as making sense for a
> graphics-capable browser.
I prefer HGC for most applications i use.
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