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From: garym@ns.network.com (Gary J. Muellenberg)
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Subject: Re: Boca 1024x768 1 Mb SuperVGA card
Message-ID: <1991Mar18.235822.27825@ns.network.com>
Date: 18 Mar 91 23:58:22 GMT
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> <1991Mar16.114004.5556@cc.helsinki.fi> antikainen@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>Does anyone have experience of Boca Research display cards, especially the
>model with 1Mb of Ram (1024x768x256)? In PcMagazine a company called PC
>Connection is selling it for USD 145. Is there a cheaper palce to buy it?

I called Boca to find the lowest price mail order houses, and 145 is the
lowest price anybody had.

>I believe the Boca card uses Tseng Lab's chips. Which type? Any problems
>occurred with Windows 3.0 or any other applications?

It uses the Tseng ET4000.  I tried two different cards and could not
get Windows 3.0 enhanced mode to work on my 386 33Mz. pc clone (with an 
SIS chipset).  Also, one of the cards made verticle lines wavy in 800x600 
mode on my Mag Computronics monitor.  Calls to technical support did not help.

>Is there a better buy with USD 145 than Boca SVGA card?

The price is right, but the quality and support were not there for me.

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