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From: bds@lzaz.ATT.COM (B.SZABLAK)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: How to choose a new 386 UNIX PC...
Summary: A question about VGA
Message-ID: <788@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 18 Sep 89 21:22:45 GMT
References: <645@visdc.UUCP> <16097@vail.ICO.ISC.COM>
Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <16097@vail.ICO.ISC.COM>, scottw@ico.ISC.COM (Scott Wiesner) writes:
> This is an interesting comment.  I'm not aware of any VGA boards with
> 16 bit latches, or any plans to produce such a board...

The idea of 16 bit latches apparently is in reference to speeding up the
interface to the board. My question is: if the VGA is an integral part of
the motherboard shouldn't it in principle run much faster than a bus card
limited to the ATs 8MHz bus (assumming the motherboard is running faster
than 8MHz)? Or is there some other factors involved?