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Article #9826Re: Super VGA in an IBM XT.
From: Ron Van Schyndel
Date: Thu, 09 May 1991 12:42
Date: Thu, 09 May 1991 12:42
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user2@cgevs3.cem.msu.edu (Stephen Medlin) writes:
>In article <1991May6.115535.5317@marlin.jcu.edu.au>, cpmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au
>(Matthew W Crowd) writes:
>>
>>Is it possible to put a Super VGA card into an XT and get all the
>>video modes?
>>
>>I am specifically looking for 640x480x256 and 320x200x256.
>>
>>matt.
>Matt,
> I haven't tried it myself, but I have read that you can do this.
>However, I have also read (and experienced) about the limitations that the CPU
>can impose on the video card. You have to have enuf horsepower to drive the
>higher resolutions. You might not get a real performance boost like you would
>hope or expect. Hope that everything works for you :-)
>SVM
Sure I have a TSENG ET4000 card (with 1Meg) in an XT! It'll be SLOW though
RON
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bruce!monu0.cc.monash.edu.au!monu6!ron From: ron@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Ron Van Schyndel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Super VGA in an IBM XT. Message-ID: <1991May9.124215.6936@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Date: 9 May 91 12:42:15 GMT References: <009484A3.86317160@cgevs3.cem.msu.edu> Organization: Caulfield Campus, Monash University, Melb., Australia. Lines: 29