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Re: [SLE] early vi -- ed -- edlin
- From: James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:54:56 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <437745A6.4080601@xxxxxxxxxx>
Carlos E. R. wrote:
>
> The Friday 2005-11-11 at 20:37 -0500, James Knott wrote:
>
>>>>> The original IBM PC was monochrome only with CGA following later.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think that's right. I remember the RF connector-)
>>> IIRC, when the IBM PC was first released, only the monochrome card was
>>> available. The CGA card came out very shortly after.
>
> I don't know when they were comercialized, but I just dug out the
> "Technical Reference" book of the IBM PC, first edition (Revised January
> 1983) and it documents both interfaces:
>
> IBM Monochrome Display and Parallel Printer Adapter 2-47
> ...
> Color/Graphics Adapter 2-55
>
> They were different cards.
>
The "PC" was announced in August 1981 and went on sale in October. By
1983, the XT would have been available, IIRC.
>
> The Friday 2005-11-11 at 20:37 -0500, James Knott wrote:
>
>>>>> The original IBM PC was monochrome only with CGA following later.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think that's right. I remember the RF connector-)
>>> IIRC, when the IBM PC was first released, only the monochrome card was
>>> available. The CGA card came out very shortly after.
>
> I don't know when they were comercialized, but I just dug out the
> "Technical Reference" book of the IBM PC, first edition (Revised January
> 1983) and it documents both interfaces:
>
> IBM Monochrome Display and Parallel Printer Adapter 2-47
> ...
> Color/Graphics Adapter 2-55
>
> They were different cards.
>
The "PC" was announced in August 1981 and went on sale in October. By
1983, the XT would have been available, IIRC.
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