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From: jons@islenet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: EGA cards
Message-ID: <2672@islenet.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-Jul-86 13:59:33 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 11 13:59:33 1986
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Reply-To: jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler)
Organization: Islenet Inc.,  Honolulu
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In response to the article about EGA cards that are not truly 100% CGA
compatible, I am using a VUTEK EGA. Following is what is printed on
Vutek's flyer:

PC/XT/AT Compatible
Monochrome Graphics (IBM) compatible
16 Colors: 64 Color Palette
IBM EGA Compatible
Hard and Soft Switchable
Switchable in-slot
256K RAM Standard
Remembers Past Video Mode on warm reset
Easiest EGA to use
Highest reliablity   (how do they know this stuff?..Subjective)
"Single Chip" EGA Design
IBM MDA Hardware register equivalent
IBM CGA Hardware register equivalent
Total downward compatibility
Will pass IBM CGA diagnostics
works with Lotus 123 1A (CGA)
works with Lotus 123 2.0
works with symphony 1.0
works with Sidekick (CGA)
works with Flight Simulator (CGA)
works with Flight Simulator I
works with Flight Simulator II
Confidence in software compatibility
Vutek 2-year "swap out" warranty

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I cannot verify that the VUTEK is 100%, but it has worked with all
the programs I want. I use Sidekick to demo the card and have run 
Framework II set up for CGA with no problem. Also, it could be that
the performance on the card is covered up by the NEC Multisync monitor
that is running off the card, which I consider to be possibly the best
EGA monitor available price/performance wise.

I have no relationship to VUTEK or NEC.

Aloha,
from EGA heaven,


Jonathan Spangler
{ihnp4,vortex,dual}!islenet!jons