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From: stolk@fwi.uva.nl (Emperor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 8514 AX2 Any special?
Keywords: VGA 8514
Message-ID: <1991May6.121422.23484@fwi.uva.nl>
Date: 6 May 91 12:14:22 GMT
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Hi all,


Like many of you on this newsgroup I admire the characteristics
of Super VGA, and I would like to get myself one.
The card I am considering is called 8514 AX2

The card is manufactured by Trident and has Tseng ET4000AX chips.
My question:
What does the AX in ET4000AX stand for?
Is it a special 8514 compatible version of ET4000?
Or is it the same chipset as in other Super VGA cards like
Orchid Prodesigner II?

The card has a FIFO and a cache. That sounds real advanced, but
is it? Or do all other SUper VGA cards based on Tseng have those
too?

The reason why I ask is that 8514 is 5 times faster than an
ordinary Super VGA when doing Bitblit. The name of the Trident
card suggests that it is a 8514 compatible card. But is it? And
if so, does it provide the same speed?

If you know an answer to these questions, please let me know,
Thanks in advance,


				Bram Stolk

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