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From: wordproc@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU (Gang of Three)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Enhanced VGA Adapter (response)
Message-ID: <1208@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU>
Date: 25 Jul 89 13:21:01 GMT
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Organization: Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando
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> The standard VGA adapter for IBM PC and clones has 256K of memory.
> I understand this memory is mapped somewhere in the 384K of space
> between A0000 and FFFFF.  Does anyone know where?
>
> Now I see enhanced VGA adapters with 512K of memory.  Now where
> would THEY be mapped as there is not that much space.  Would they
> creep up above the 1 Meg line?
>
> --Phil howard--  <phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>

My DVGA-16 board has 256K memory but will load up to 1MB of memory.  This memory
is on the video board itself and can be used as a super fonts generator or for
other purposes.

-- Marcus
wordproc@ucf-cs.ucf.edu