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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0228 09/18/86
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3G FAMILY COMPATIBILITY WITH STSC APL*PLUS SOFTWARE
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Configuration:
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IBM PC-AT (8 MHz) with 512 KB
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30 MB FXD
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3 MB Advantage!
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3GPLUS/PAK/Model 1
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IBM 5154 EGA Display/
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IBM 5153 CGA Display
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Software:
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STSC APL*PLUS Release 5.2 with EGA support.
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Results:
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The software was installed using the three normal installation
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diskettes and the special EGA diskette. There may be some
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confusion during the installation, because there are two
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diskettes labeled "Disk 1" (one of which is the special EGA
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diskette), and both must be installed to properly use an EGA
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adapter. If the user follows the instructions that are supplied
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with the EGA diskette, there will not be any problem.
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In order to execute the APL*PLUS program, the user MUST set up
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the EGA environment for proper program execution. This is
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accomplished by executing a .COM program provided on the EGA
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special disk. For example, if the user has an EGA monitor
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connected to the 3G board, then he must execute the program
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ECDCHAR.COM prior to running APL*PLUS.
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3GPLUS and 3GPAK
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APL*PLUS PASSED testing without problem with the 3GPLUS/PAK with
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both an EGA and a CGA monitor.
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3G Model 1
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APL*PLUS FAILED with both monitors. Failure occurs after
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executing either ECDCHAR.COM or CLRnCHAR.COM to initialize the
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working environment. With an EGA monitor, all text disappears
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after running ECDCHAR. You have to cold boot to continue. With
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a CGA monitor, garbage is displayed on the screen and a cold boot
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is necessary to continue.
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