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From: rob@disk.uucp (Rob Miracle)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: IBM's XGA and Windows
Message-ID: <1991Jan30.045751.3520@disk.uucp>
Date: 30 Jan 91 04:57:51 GMT
References: <859@nih-csl.nih.gov> <1991Jan24.132327.8830@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <1991Jan28.100703.4680@cc.helsinki.fi>
Organization: Digital Information Systems of KY
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In article <1991Jan28.100703.4680@cc.helsinki.fi>, tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
> In article <1991Jan24.201315.647@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, altman@sbstaff2.cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman) writes:
> <...>
> > First of all XGA is only a Micro Channel product.  It is 
> > Bus Mastering, ships in the standard configuration with
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>     I've heard that the XGA adapter requires a 386SX or better
>     machine. Any idea why ? 

Simple, the XGA adapter is a BUS master microchannel card.  Bus mastering is
only supported under 80386 processors.

Next real question, is any one out there using it?

Rob
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