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From: labc-4dc@e260-4e.berkeley.edu (Erik Talvola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: VGA board information
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Date: 17 Feb 89 07:31:49 GMT
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I currently am using a fairly cheap 10 MHz Turbo XT clone with a Hercules
Graphics Card.  Although the adapter is nice - I get good text, good
_MONOCHROME_ graphics, and can run most software for the CGA using SimCGA,
I want to upgrade.  I would like to get a VGA card, with the ability to
display at least 640x480x256 resolution (800x600x256 would be nice, but
not necessary). 

The catch is that I only have an 8-bit bus motherboard.  Now, I can get an
8-bit VGA card, but I may be upgrading my PC to a 80386 sometime, and would
not want to be stuck with an 8-bit card.  Now, my question is, do any of
the 16-bit VGA boards work fine in an 8-bit bus - just ignoring the extra
pins?  Or will I be stuck with buying an 8-bit card, and then if I get
a 16-bit motherboard, be stuck with a slow 8-bit card unless I upgrade to
a 16-bit card?

Please send E-Mail and I will summarize responses if they are illuminating
at all.  Many thanks in advance.



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