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From: geoffs@gssc.UUCP (Geoff Shapiro)
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Subject: Re: PC2 Graphics beats Amiga
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Date: Mon, 4-May-87 14:42:01 EDT
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In article <500@titan.camcon.co.uk> anc@camcon.co.uk (Adrian Cockcroft) writes:

>The high end PC2's have a plug in card  with 1  Meg of  video ram and
>use  the intel  82786 graphics  chip.   These machines  are 80286 and
>80386 based.

Are you talking about IBM's 1024x768x8 high resolution card ? If IBM is
using an 82786 on this card it is news to me! Last I heard, the silicon
on the board was custom-made at IBM's facility in Hursley, England. Please
tell me where you heard this tidbit of information...


Geoff Shapiro
Graphic Software Systems
Beaverton, Or.
(503) 641-2200