Cannot Use CV /2 Switch for Dual-Monitor Debugging on PS/2

ID Number: Q38865

2.x 3.00 3.10 3.11 3.14 | 2.x 3.00 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.50

MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary:

To use the /2 switch to enable dual-monitor debugging in CodeView,

your computer must be equipped with a monochrome display (MDA) and a

color display (CGA/EGA/VGA). Monochrome display adapters are not

generally available for the IBM PS/2 computers because they come with

built-in VGAs or MDAs, but not both. This means that dual-monitor

debugging is usually not possible on a PS/2 system.

This is a hardware issue and not a CodeView limitation; therefore,

when hardware vendors start selling MDAs that can be added to PS/2

systems with built-in VGAs, then CodeView dual-monitor debugging will

be available on the PS/2.

Additional reference words: 2.2 2.20 2.30 2.30 2.35 3.0 3.00 3.1 3.10

3.11 3.12 3.14 3.5 3.50