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Windows 3.0 EGA color driver for 8088

GloriousCow

GloriousCow

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Over 10 years ago, Montecarlo4Tony released a Windows 3.0 VGA driver for 8088

I wanted to see if an EGA version was possible too, but I got a bit stuck trying to duplicate the patching techniques Tony used.
I am happy to report that n0p stepped in and figured everything out. With all credits to Montecarlo4Tony for the original work, we now have an EGA driver for 8088 as well.

I do not have an EGA card to test with on my 5150, but we've tested on PCem and MartyPC. Confirmation on hardware would be nice, if anyone cared to try.
 

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GloriousCow said:
Over 10 years ago, Montecarlo4Tony released a Windows 3.0 VGA driver for 8088

I wanted to see if an EGA version was possible too, but I got a bit stuck trying to duplicate the patching techniques Tony used.
I am happy to report that n0p stepped in and figured everything out. With all credits to Montecarlo4Tony for the original work, we now have an EGA driver for 8088 as well.

I do not have an EGA card to test with on my 5150, but we've tested on PCem and MartyPC. Confirmation on hardware would be nice, if anyone cared to try.
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It isn't working with my 5160. I had another version that was working... I am looking for it now.
 
SomeGuy said:
Very nice. I hadn't realized EGA didn't work with an 8088. I guess I had never tried that.
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Whoa! I have an Boca EGA card that works in my 8088 Tandy 1000SX. I purchased the card back about 1987-8 along with an EGA monitor. Still have that card but the monitor is long gone. Looks like someone just reinvented the wheel,
 
Agent Orange said:
Whoa! I have a Boca EGA card that works in my 8088 Tandy 1000SX. I purchased the card back about 1987-8 along with an EGA monitor. Still have that card but the monitor is long gone. Looks like someone just reinvented the wheel,
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Windows + EGA + 8088 = :(
 
I don't know how true my test setup is, but works here.
8088 clone chip
Paradise EGA 2a
Windows 3.0
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If you're trying to set Windows up, not to replace CGA/EGA driver on already installed one, you might get lock up, as it will try to use original unpacked driver.
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Edit:
I've made and attached MsLZ packed version of the driver, that may replace EGA.DRV in Windows installation files, so you can do clean setup of Windows 3.0 on 8088/EGA.
 

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