Paintbrush and Zenith Z-449 Video Card

ID: Q31327

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Paintbrush for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

This article discusses how Paintbrush works with the Zenith Z-449 video card.

MORE INFORMATION

The 31-kilohertz Zenith Z-449 video card is a display adapter with a wide range of capabilities.

It is the standard adapter bundled with the Zenith Flat Tension Mask (FTM) monitor. It is a VGA-compatible video board that also is capable of supporting all the CGA, EGA, and VGA modes, except the VGA/CGA 320 x 200 256-color mode (mode 13H).

However, the Z-449 does not work correctly with several of the Microsoft Paintbrush graphics modes.

The following modes work correctly with the Z-449 and palette adjust:


   IBM Enhanced Card                 640 x 200 2 color
   IBM Enhanced Card                 640 x 200 16 color
   IBM Enhanced Card                 High Resolution black and white
   IBM Enhanced Card                 High Resolution 16 color

Although the following modes work correctly, palette adjust only works properly for the background:


   IBM Color Card                    320 x 200 4 color
   IBM Enhanced Card                 320 x 200 4 color

Although the following modes work correctly, palette adjust only works properly for the foreground; it begins in green and white, not black and white:


   IBM Color Card                    640 x 200 2 color

Although the following modes work correctly, palette adjust blanks the video display; Paintbrush still is active, but you cannot see anything:


   IBM Personal System 2             640 x 480 4 color
   IBM Personal System 2             640 x 480 16 color

To return to MS-DOS, press ESCAPE, then press ALT+X. The following modes do not work correctly:


   IBM Personal System 2             640 x 480 2 color
   IBM Personal System 2             320 x 200 256 color

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Version : MS-DOS:2.0,4.0
Platform : MS-DOS
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