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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 16bit-VGA with A2088 ? (was AT/XT what is the best bridge board)
Message-ID: <1087@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 9 Apr 91 07:41:07 GMT
References: <1991apr3.170545.7256@cbnewse.att.com> <1065@cbmger.uucp> <-H*9L_{}D.ANN@chumly.ka.sub.org>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
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In article <-H*9L_{}D.ANN@chumly.ka.sub.org> wasp@chumly.ka.sub.org (Walter Mildenberger) writes:
>In article <1065@cbmger.uucp>,
>	peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>>Yes, you can put a VGA card in, but then you need another monitor.
>
>That leads me to another question: I have an A2088-Card and a multisync :
>can I use a 16bit-VGA-Card (since the 16bit-slot is already there), or am
>I restricted to 8bit-Cards due to using a 8-bit "PC" ?

No, if you have an A2088, you can only use 8-bit cards, the other 8 bits
are simply not connected from the CPU.

BUT: Many 16-bit cards allow *also* operation in 8-bit mode. You can
jumper (or otherwise configure) them for this.

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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