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[Simon Roberts <thorpflyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

CGA is not part of "original" IBM PC, though with the flattening effect
of distant perspective, it might seem like that.

Cheers,
Simon

--- Nick Zentena <zentena@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Friday 11 November 2005 14:24, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> > On Friday 11 November 2005 2:06 pm, James Knott wrote:
> > > Jerry Feldman wrote:
> > >
> > > .
> > >
> > > > it was interesting that when the PC came out, it really had no
> support
> > > > for color or any of the more interesting stuff that its
> competitors,
> > > > like Apple, had. I think IBM had the view of the drab corporate
> desktop
> > > > where noone wanted color or graphics.
> > >
> > > The original PC supported colour.  Green IIRC.  ;-)
> >
> > Henry Ford said about the Model T, "You can paint it any color, so
> long as
> > it's black".
> 
> 
> 	The PC supported CGA. 16 colours? 
> 
> 	Nick
> 
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