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Article #4300Re: VGA cards for XT and AT
From: Russ Poffenberger
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 1990 20:21
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 1990 20:21
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In article <9010282218.AA25915@cwns16.INS.CWRU.Edu> ad094@cleveland.Freenet.Edu writes:
>
>I have an 8 bit XT clone right now. I like to get a paperwhite
>VGA for it. In a few months, I'm going to upgrade to a
>386sx. If I get the VGA card and monitor for my XT now,
>can I still use the same monitor and card later for the 386sx?
>
>I'm pretty sure I can use the same monitor, but what about
>the card? I understand that the 386sx uses 16 bit VGA cards.
>Are there VGA cards that are interchangeable between 8 and 16 bit
>computers i.e XT and AT?
>
A 286, 386, or 386sx CAN use 8 bit cards, however they may run slower.
On the other hand, most 16 bit cards are also selectable to run in 8 bit mode
only, meaning you could buy this type of 16 bit card, and run in 8 bit mode
until you get a 386 system.
The best of both worlds huh?
Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!sjsca4!poffen From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: VGA cards for XT and AT Message-ID: <1990Oct29.202151.11998@sj.ate.slb.com> Date: 29 Oct 90 20:21:51 GMT References: <9010282218.AA25915@cwns16.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA. Lines: 26