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