0.4. Description
This section
is
provided
to
give
you
a brief description
of
the
card's
features. For specific information
on
installation
see
Section D.2; for
operation,
see
Section D.6.
0.4.1 The
ATI
Graphics Solution
The
ATI
Graphics Solution is a multi-application video adapter
designed
to
allow the
attachment
of
all kinds
of
Commodore
PC
or
compatible monitors including
RGB,
direct drive high resolution
monochrome, composite
monochrome
or
composite
NTSC
color.
This
is
achieved via the:
DB9
connector-This
socket
is
mounted
on
the card's bracket
for
the
attachment
of
RGB
color
monitor
or
direct drive
TTL
monitor.
A 6-pin
header
located
at
the
top
right-hand
corner
of
the
card
is
provided for
the
attachment
of
a light pen.
Finally
the
ATI
Graphics Solution has a switch
with
8 levers located
at its
top
right-hand corner. This sWitch allows you
to
set
the
video
default mode.
0.4.2 Modes
This section explains
the
various video modes available to
you
and
their
respective applications.
The
ATI
Graphics Solution allows you
to
switch back and forth
between
these possible
modes
using
the
menu
driven software included. However, you still
need
to
determine
your default video mode.
a)
Emulation Mode
Monitor-Commodore
1901
monitor
or
equivalent
monochrome monitor
This
mode
is
called an emulation
mode
because it drives a
monochrome
monitor and yet appears
to
your
PC
as a Color/
Graphics Adapter.
It
runs all Color/Graphics software
without
modification
on
a
monochrome
monitor
by
automatically
converting
the
color signal into shades
of
gray. The emulation
mode
displays
the
high quality
monochrome
character set, has full
screen
graphics and does
not
require
pre
boot
drivers.
b) Monochrome Graphics Mode
Monitor-Commodore
1901
Monitor
or
equivalent
monochrome monitor
Using AT!
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