blue@techunix.BITNET (Baruch Cochavy) (08/30/90)
I am about to purchase a SVGA adapter for my new 3D. It seems software
compatibility is the main problem with available cards - some are not
able to meet my demands in that respect. I was thinking maybe someone
can help and suggest a suitable card.
The card should be 16bit, capable of driving both monochrome,
and CGA, through a standard DB9 connector, capable of driving EGA,
VGA, SVGA (both fixed and multi-frequency) through a DB15. I will
probably add SCSI controller some time in the future, so the BIOS must
not conflict with known controllers.
As for software, I intend to use it for CGA and Hercules
emulations, as well as under Win 3.0, 1024x800. Also, being able to
run FRACTINT to the full resolution and color is a highly desired.
Window drivers to use the board at 800x600 and the above are also
required.
I had some experience with an no-name SVGA card, which is
(probably) Orchid (something) - it uses the Tseng ET3000 chip. Also,
there is some ET4000 based card (1MByte of memory).
Thanks in advance,
Baruch
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