*** Glen McNabb wrote in a message to Scott McNay:
GM> If your writing for the market it makes little sense to
GM> write for anything other than VGA (velcro graphics). You
GM> almost can't do anything without one. I reluctantly switched
GM> from EGA since most of the apps I run are in text modes. I
GM> only get testy when writers are trying to sell programs the
GM> require 6 bizillion hertz pentium with 64 mega gigs of
GM> memory and enough hard drive for greyhound. Most people
GM> can't afford an upgrade every 10 days or so. :)
GM> It's great that computers of today are so fast and have so
GM> much storage. It saddens me that it also lends to some very
GM> sloppy programming in the terms of size and speed. Whatever
GM> happened to tight fast code? 
Oh, I agree completely.
If your application has no need to do graphics, then it should be written so 
that it will work on ANY adapter, ESPECIALLY if you're a shareware author.
Most "programmers"' wouldn't know what tight fast code is if it came up and 
bit them on the backside... they'd turn around and look UP and not see a 
bloated monster, and assume that there must not be anything there to see.  ;)
I used to use either a CGA, for the color text, or a monochrome, for the 
sharper letters.  I have about 3 monochrome monitors just sitting around 
here, that I got for free; I plan to hang on to them in case my VGA monitor 
(which doesn't show any green) dies completely.  I got the VGA in order to 
run Windows without having to put up with the REALLY crappy screen of Windows 
on CGA.
--Scott.
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