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Re: Diamond Stealth VRAM. VESA?

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From: Tim Ma
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:35
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In article <1k49hqINNsj0@hpscit.sc.hp.com> matthias@nsr.hp.com (Matthias Kamm) writes:
>From: matthias@nsr.hp.com (Matthias Kamm)
>Subject: Diamond Stealth VRAM.  VESA?
>Date: 26 Jan 1993 21:13:30 GMT
>I purchased the Diamond Stealth VRAM windows accelerator
>card before local buses became so popular.
>
>I can't find any mention in the documentation referring to
>VESA compatibility, but when I run the 'msd' program that
>comes with windows, the s/w lists the video card as VESA
>compatible.
>
>Is this detectable in software?
>
>Does anyone know if the Stealth VRAM card is VESA compatible,
>or is there a seperate version which is.

Huh?  It was my understanding that the VESA standard applied to the local 
bus expansion *slot*, not to the cards that go into the slot.  Am I
wrong?  Someone please clarify.

Tim Ma
Associate Programmer
University of Utah
Email:  tim@src.cppa.utah.edu

>
>Thanks,
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