Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Article #42855Re: SUPER VGA cards
From: Danny Low
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1990 22:58
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1990 22:58
16 lines
1233 bytes
1233 bytes
>Installed is a Paradise VGA 16 card, allowing me to access 800x600 in 16
>colors, and 640x400 with 256. Now, by adding 256k, I can increase 256 color
>resolution by 640x80, but big deal. (With the vga16 card, can I just add
>chips, or do I need the Professional card?) Doesn't matter, I'm not going to
>add a hundred bucks for a small step.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I did that upgrade. Total cost was $20 plus tax. It was 8 64x4 80 NS DRAM
chips at $2.50 ea. I was rather amazed at the difference in picture
quality going from 640x400 to 640x480. It's a cheap upgrade. Less than
the price of dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Danny Low
"Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
HP SPCD dlow%hpspcoi@hplabs.hp.com ...!hplabs!hpspcoi!dlow
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<1640063@hpspcoi.HP.COM>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!mintaka!ogicse!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hp-ses!hpcuhb!hpda!hpcuhc!hpspcoi!dlowReferences:
<1554@crash.cts.com>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!mintaka!ogicse!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hp-ses!hpcuhb!hpda!hpcuhc!hpspcoi!dlow From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: SUPER VGA cards Message-ID: <1640063@hpspcoi.HP.COM> Date: 20 Feb 90 22:58:29 GMT References: <1554@crash.cts.com> Organization: HP Lovecraft Division Lines: 16