Path: utzoo!telly!attcan!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!timur
From: timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Enhanced graphics cards
Message-ID: <2266@sparko.gwu.edu>
Date: 24 Oct 90 19:06:30 GMT
Reply-To: timur@seas.gwu.edu ()
Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
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As you all know, PS/2's come with 8-Bit VGA on the motherboard.  I was
wondering whether this is disabled when you add an enhanced graphics
card.  One of the expansion slots is designed for such cards - what is
the difference?  What happens if I install the card in a different slot?
I know of only three such cards on the market today: IBM's 8514/A, the NEC
Graphic Engine, and the RasterOps ColorBoard 1024MC (brand new, and goes
for $4395 -- ouch!!!).  Supposedly, the Hecules Graphics Station will
be available for MicroChannel machines next year.

The reason why I'm asking is this because I want to upgrade my 8-bit VGA
to 16-bit.  I certainly hope this is possible.

------------------------------------------------------------ The Time Traveler
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