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From: bill@polygen.uucp (Bill Poitras)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: XGA video-boards ?
Message-ID: <994@redford.UUCP>
Date: 1 Mar 91 16:12:54 GMT
References: <3126@oce-rd1.oce.nl> <1991Feb21.143622.1390@urz.unibas.ch> <1991Feb21.210212.25694@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1991Feb21.210212.25694@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> brian@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Brian Hoffman) writes:
>XGA can do 1024x768x256 interlaced and 640x480x64000.  I'm sure it also does
>some in-between resolutions, but I'll try not to post incorrect info.
>
>As you can see, XGA does not do 24 bit color.
>
>Robert is correct in that the card only runs on MCA machines.  I don't know

In the Febrary 25th issue of PC-WEEK there is an aritcle about how IBM
intends to liscense XGA technology to OEM's, which will give birth ISA
XGA boards.  IBM also intends to get non-interlaced 1024x768 mode in
there too.

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