Re: What is MCGA?

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From: Wayne Smith
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 21:27

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In article <1ips0iINN8uq@life.ai.mit.edu> drosera@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Donald Burden) writes:
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>MCGA is used in the IBM PS/2 model 25 computer (an 8086 or 80286 system).  It
>is basically compatible to VGA mode with 360x200 resolution x 256 colors.

So 360 x 200 x 256 is MCGA, and 320 x 200 x 256 is (the lowest) VGA?
What does the M in MCGA mean? Modified, Monochrome, ?

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