IO80141@MAINE.BITNET (Steve Trefethen) (05/19/91)
The 8515 is capable of resolution up to 1024x768 w/ 256 colors if it is attached to an 8514/A adapter. PC World Aug. 1990 pg. 88 states that "IBM does not, however, support 800 by 600 super-VGA operation." :( -steve
silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver) (05/21/91)
Sayeth IO80141@MAINE.BITNET (Steve Trefethen):
$The 8515 is capable of resolution up to 1024x768 w/ 256 colors
$if it is attached to an 8514/A adapter. PC World Aug. 1990 pg. 88
$states that "IBM does not, however, support 800 by 600 super-VGA
$operation." :(
Why should they? IBM doesn't make any super-VGA adapters, and we all
agree with IBM that nobody uses non-IBM hardware, right?
Personally, I wonder why anyone would buy IBM hardware in the first
place. IBM hasn't had a PC that's on the leading edge in the IBM PC
and compatible market since the 8 MHz AT, their products are overpriced,
they keep coming out with machines that aren't 100% compatible with
their previous products, and their hardware is not as reliable as that
of many other manufacturers.
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`--------------------------------------'a vaguely phallic .signatureaustin@hubcap.clemson.edu (Austin Swift) (05/24/91)
silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver) writes: >Sayeth IO80141@MAINE.BITNET (Steve Trefethen): >$The 8515 is capable of resolution up to 1024x768 w/ 256 colors >$if it is attached to an 8514/A adapter. PC World Aug. 1990 pg. 88 >$states that "IBM does not, however, support 800 by 600 super-VGA >$operation." :( > Why should they? IBM doesn't make any super-VGA adapters, and we all >agree with IBM that nobody uses non-IBM hardware, right? > Personally, I wonder why anyone would buy IBM hardware in the first >place. IBM hasn't had a PC that's on the leading edge in the IBM PC >and compatible market since the 8 MHz AT, their products are overpriced, >they keep coming out with machines that aren't 100% compatible with >their previous products, and their hardware is not as reliable as that >of many other manufacturers. >-- >.--------------------------------------.nexus.yorku.edu!xrtll!silver >|Silver, perpetually searching for SNTF|---------------------------- >`--------------------------------------'a vaguely phallic .signature The 8515 monitor is capable of 1024 x 768 with XGA adapter, which is backward compatible with VGA. This monitor also has the lowest EMR emissions of ANY color VGA and most monochrome VGA monitors. I would call this leading edge. You should also look at the reviews of the Model 90 and 95 machines. They run circles around the Compaq models and are cpu ugradable. I would call this leading edge also. Austin Swift Information Systems Development Clemson University austin@hubcap.clemson.edu