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From: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Which monitors can use TT high res?
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Date: 9 May 91 20:59:31 GMT
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In article <1991May09.165204.3132@chinet.chi.il.us> saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) writes:
>Now that the Atari-supported graphics situation on the TT has been clarified,
>does anyone have anything to say about third-party graphics boards for the TT
>(or perhaps Mega STe)?  Anything actually shipping?  Anyone at the stage of
>"prototype working, artwork laid out"?  Tell me (us) about the ST/TT world's
>answer to 8514/a and XGS (did I remember the abbreviations right?).

ST Informer did a review of the stuff at the Cebit fair, and mentioned and
showed pictures of the Matrix boards' output.  There are three boards,
each VME or Mega bus compatible.  I don't have the specs on the boards
with me, but one is 800x600 with 256 colors out of 16.7million.  Another
is a super-hi-res monochrome, and the final is the same super-hi-res but
in 16 colors.  They mentioned that Rio Computers in Las Vegas will be
importing them.  They also said that someone had a VGA-like board, with
something like 1024x768 with 16 colors.

Lexicor software is supposed to have their own board out soon.  The ISAC
board has been shipping for some time.  I think it may only be Megabus 
compatible, but I'm not sure.  You can find it for around $600.  BTW,
there used to be a Parsec 'board' which was actually a unit by itself.
Anyone know whatever became of it?

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