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- From: dlyons@necis.UUCP (Dave Lyons)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: What is the AST-3G card?
- Message-ID: <1668@necis.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 18:23:03 GMT
- References: <BrssvF.BMK@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In article <BrssvF.BMK@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, smlg1015@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Stuart M Lichtenthal) wrote:
- > Can anybody identify this expansion card for me? An
- > AST -3G was pulled out of a dead XT. The rear contains a
- > sticker reading 3G PLUS-256. It has a nine pin input, four
- > dip switches above the 9-pin input, and a manual toggle switch
- > labeled EMU above that.
-
- It's an old AST EGA card with 256KB of video ram. I have one just
- like it here on my desk. I USED to have to docs for it too but
- they're now long gone. Std DIP setting should be 1 and 4 Off, 2 and 3
- On. Can't tell you about the EMU switch.
- -- Dave --
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