pax@ankh.ankh.ftl.fl.us (Garry M. Paxinos) (07/28/90)
Announcing the formation of a mailing list devoted to the New Hercules
Graphics Station card (for those unfamiliar with the card a brief
description is included below.)
The purpose of the list is to discuss any issues relating to the card,
such as (but not limited to) : use, configuration, programming (both
direct and via TIGA), animation, use in a Unix environment, device
drivers...
Hercules Computer Technology is an active member on the list...
To subscribe to the list, send a message to:
hgsc-request@ankh.ftl.fl.us
Any submsisions to the list should be directed to:
hgsc@ankh.ftl.fl.us
Hercules Graphics Station Card
For '286 and '386 computers.
Supported Video Formats:
Resolution # colors mode monitor type
320x200 4,16,256 CGA,MCGA Standard VGA
640x350 2,16 EGA Standard VGA
640x480 2,16 VGA Standard VGA
640x480 256 continuous color Standard VGA
VGA
640x480 32,768 high-precision colr Standard VGA
512x480 16.7Million Super-prec. color Standard VGA
800x600 256 "Super VGA" "Super VGA"
1024x768 256 high-resolution 8514
(interlaced)
1024x768 256 enhanced high-res. 48Khz
(non-interlaced)
"All 17 standard VGA modes are supported, including EGA and CGA modes."
"...[The Hercules Graphics Station Card] has Texas Instruments' 34010
graphics processor... Windows applications can run up to five times
faster than VGA." "...Hercules supports TIGA, Texas Instruments'
software interface standard, which means you don't have to worry about
future software compatibility either."
"A megabyte of Video RAM..." "Optionaly, 2 MBytes of program memory"
Provides: 8-bit Continuous Color VGA, 16-bit High-Precision Color (this
mode includes a 1-bit memory overlay), 24-bit Super Precision Color
(includes a 4-bit memory overlay and supports the simultaneous display
of 256 gray level and 24-bit color images), High-Resolution Format
(1024x768x256 interlaced and non interlaced"
"the TI34010 runs at 60Mhz..."
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