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FR>Explanation: The 8514 was the forerunner of the XGA, simply put 8514
FR>was an intermediate step.
FR>Just for info...

Umm - somebody must have forgotten to mention that to the customers
back when IBM was selling the 8514/A adapter as the wave of the future.
Personally, I hated the 8514/A adapter (I love the XGA) and don't
particularly mind seeing it being relegated to the category of
second-class citizen, but I can see where the folks who bought into
it at the time - at the urging of their IBM marketing reps - might
be a little upset.

The point is that when you're a company that sells both operating
systems and the hardware they run on, you can't even *look* like you're
using the former to force your customers into upgrading the latter.
This is an area where IBM has to be more careful than Microsoft - 
Microsoft doesn't make a dime if you have to trade up your 8514/A
adapter to get access to a feature that the 8514/A should be able 
to provide in the first place - but IBM does.


                   Bert Tyler   (bert.tyler@satalink.com)
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 . DeLuxe./386 1.25 #343sa . Did you expect mere proof to sway my opinion?