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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: VGA into XT?
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Date: 28 Jan 91 13:29:07 GMT
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In article <28193.27a37d5c@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 2fmndiffer@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>In article <1991Jan20.110601.3963@csc.anu.edu.au>, imj502@csc.anu.edu.au writes:
>> G'Day,
>>    Would some kind soul(s) out there be kind enough to tell me if there are
>> any difficulties in puttung a VGA card into an old XT?  Are there any
>> things that I should specify when buying the card, other than it is for
>> an XT.

Also be sure and make sure that your ROM BIOS can handle EGA graphics.  Some
(pre-1982) BIOSes couldn't deal with enhanced graphics.  Replacing the chip
is easy enough.  I know there is a way to get a dump of your BIOS using
BASIC, but I forgot.  Almost all VGA manuals have this method listed and
will list any problems that may occur when trying to install the card in
an XT.  Most 16-bit boards that I know of are jumper selectable to 8-bit
anyway.

Brian