A display apparatus and computer system employing the same include a dual
mode television/monitor display which is operable to provide television
display output in an interlaced mode of operation and computer output in a
noninterlaced computer graphics mode of operation in a visually detectable
manner and further includes a communication channel for transmitting
commands from the host computer system to the display apparatus. The
display apparatus contains a microprocessor for receiving commands from
the host computer system for switching the display between the interlaced
and noninterlaced modes of operation. In a further aspect, a method of
transitioning the dual mode display between the television and computer
graphics modes of operation via a host computer system is provided.
