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From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl)
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Subject: Re: TI TMS340 boards for Windows?
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Date: 12 Feb 90 16:58:19 GMT
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grosen@amadeus.ucsb.edu (Mark D. Grosen) writes:


>I need a faster display for Windows and am looking for recommendations
>for TI TMS340xx graphics processor based boards.  So far, the only
>board I have found that has Windows drivers is the NEC (or GSS)
>Multi-sync Graphics Engine Board.  It's about $1400 for the 1024x768 256
>color model.  Can anybody else recommend any other boards?

As I haven't used these boards, I can't *recommend* them, but I will tell
you about them.  Both Compaq and Dell offer TI based graphics boards.  Both 
offer Windows 286 and 386 drivers along with other drivers.  

Compaq:

  Advanced Graphics 1024 Board
  1024x768x16, 800x600x256
  TI34010 (50Mhz)
  Built-in VGA compatibility
  $1064 plus $425 for extra 512K (I think this is the heavily discounted 
    GSA price)

  I think the extra RAM provides 1024x768x256.

Dell:

  GPX-1024/16
  1024x768x16, 800x600x16, 640x480x256
  TMS34010 (50 MHz)
  VGA option available for $249
  $1099

  GPX-1024/256
  1024x768x256, 800x600x256, 640x480x256
  TMS34010 (50 MHz)
  VGA option available for $249
  $1499


I don't know why Compaq refers to the chip as the TI34010 and Dell refers
to it as the TMS34010.  I assume they are one and the same.  Hope this
helps.
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