compatibility of VGA cards w/1 Meg with CGA and EGA

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From: Qisu Zou
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 1990 18:12

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I'm planning to purchase a super VGA card (Orchid ProDesigner II). I'm leaning
towards 1 Meg of video memory, the reason is to allow 256 colors at 1024x768.
With 1 meg of memory I know the card supports all the standard and extended VGA
modes. But I was wondering if it also supports CGA and EGA modes since most of
my software are designed for CGA and EGA. I wouldn't want to invest a lot of
money in something that I won't have much use of. Any info is appriciated.
Please post to this group or mail me at nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu, Thanks.

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Subject: compatibility of VGA cards w/1 Meg with CGA and EGA
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