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From: hjanssen@cbnewse.att.com (hank janssen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 16bit-VGA with A2088 ? (was AT/XT what is the best bridge board)
Message-ID: <1991Apr10.153741.356@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 10 Apr 91 15:37:41 GMT
References: <1087@cbmger.UUCP>
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From article <1087@cbmger.UUCP>, by peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY):
> 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.
> 
> -- 
> Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
> Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk


Maybe a stupid question, But is this also the case for the A2286 Board.?
I don't expect it to be, but i am just asking..........

Hank Janssen
att!ihlpb!hjanssen

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