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386 vs. monochrome
Name: jon Date: August 12, 2003 at 15:41:11 Pacific OS: win 3.1 CPU/Ram: 386/dont know
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i have a 386 with windows 3.1 installed - no monitor, no software. i want to install a monochrome monitor and its old 12 inch video card. how am i supposed to do this when i cant even see what im doing? is there a boot disk for this kind of thing floating around out there? plz help, email me if you want to as well.
Name: jon Date: August 12, 2003 at 16:02:34 Pacific
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ps, will i still be able to use win 3.1 with a monochrome?
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Response Number 2
Name: wizard-fred Date: August 12, 2003 at 17:24:40 Pacific
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I think that Win3.1 needs at a minimum a graphics card. I have installed Win3.1 with a hercules mode monochrome card.
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Response Number 3
Name: jon Date: August 13, 2003 at 15:50:01 Pacific
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dont post this message anymore, go to message #10628 (486 vs. monochrome) im not actually sure if its a monochrome anymore but the title sounds cooler =P
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