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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: VGA cards for XT and AT
Message-ID: <1640145@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Oct 90 18:23:01 GMT
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>I have an 8 bit XT clone right now. I like to get a paperwhite
>VGA for it. In a few months, I'm going to upgrade to a
>386sx. If I get the VGA card and monitor for my XT now,
>can I still use the same monitor and card later for the 386sx?

There are several 8 bit VGA cards on the market. These are not to be
confused with 16 bit cards that can operate in 8 bit mode. Paradise
makes one such card. Such a card will work in both an XT and AT
bus. As for the monitor, the VGA card, not the PC, is the determing
factor. So any monitor you get will work as long as you keep the
same VGA card.

			   Danny Low
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	   Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
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