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- MONITOR
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- The screen you are reading this on is also called a monitor, because it lets
- you see (monitor) the output of the computer. Screens are of two types.
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- COLOR MONOCHROME
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- The screen shows a variety of colors. The screen shows black or white and one
- You can control the colors with the other color (white, amber, or green).
- MODE and PROMPT commands. It is a monochrome (one-color) screen.
- You can control that one color with the
- MODE and PROMPT commands.
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- There are several quality levels of There are only two quality levels of
- color, identifed by their Graphics monochrome monitors, identified by
- Adapter (GA - the board in the their adapter. From oldest to newest,
- computer that controls the screen). they are:
- From least to most capable, they Monochrome Display Adapater (MDA)
- are: Hercules Graphics Adapter (Hercules)
- Color GA (CGA)
- Enhanced GA (EGA)
- Multi-color GA (MCGA)
- Professional Graphics Controller (PGC)
- Video Graphics Array (VGA).