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Article #9081Re: Logix VGA card, "Ahead" VGA Card
From: Rich Commins
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1990 20:44
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1990 20:44
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In article <595@stdc01.UUCP>, brigman@stdc01.UUCP (James Brigman) writes:
> I too would be interested in any information or impressions of the Logix VGA
> card or even the "Ahead" VGA card. These bargain-priced cards (Both are under
> $250, 512k, 16 bit cards) are not commonly owned cards and I'd appreciate any
> information before considering these as purchase options.
I own a Platinium VGA board and someone here at work owns a Logix VGA
board. The best I can see, these are the same boards with different names.
The boards use a Trident VGA chip. The boards come with the necessary
drivers to run high-res screens under windows, ACAD, gem etc..
Get the board with the 512K of memory. I own a Multisync 3D, and the
1024x768 resolution with 16 colors in windows386(excel...), ACAD etc.,
puts a lot of information on the screen. My only obsevation is that
1024x768 is too high a resolution for a 14 inch monitor (a 19 inch monitor
would make the text size bigger and easer to read and would resolve more
detail). The software includes a TSR that maps the VGA BIOS into ram,
so the display refresh rate is incredible. I read a review of the Logix
VGA board in a magazine (VGA magazine I think) and was one of the best and
fastest boards on the market. I'm very pleased with the board.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!pacbell!varian!vaxwaller!richc From: richc@vaxwaller.UUCP (Rich Commins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Logix VGA card, "Ahead" VGA Card Summary: I own a Platiniun VGA board Keywords: VGA Cards Message-ID: <4237@vaxwaller.UUCP> Date: 19 Jan 90 20:44:01 GMT References: <595@stdc01.UUCP> Distribution: usa Organization: Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek CA Lines: 24