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- From: goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal)
- Subject: Re: New IBM PS/Valuepoint
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:22:13 GMT
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- >>This explains why IBM wrote os/2 2.0 drivers for the tseng chipset.
- >
- > According to the November 1992 issue of Byte which I just bought, at least
- >the PS/Valuepoint 386SLC model uses a Cirrus 5422 chip for the video.
- >This same chip is used by AST and Digital for their low priced models.
- > I've never heard of this Cirrus chip, but it's reported by Byte as being
- >fairly fast. Gave speeds similar to the Compaq 386/33, which I believe
- >uses the Tseng ET4000.
- > Also the Byte article did not mention if they use this same Cirrus chip
- >in the uppper end 486 PS/Valuepoint models. It is quite possible that they
- >do use a Tseng ET4000, which would explain why IBM wrote the drivers for
- >OS/2 first for the Tseng. OS/2 does not come with the 386 model, only
- >the 486 model.(because of RAM, not processor speed).
- >
- What do the PS/1's come with?
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- It might be Cirrus for PS/VP.
- Tseng ET4000 for PS/1.
- XGA-2 for PS/2.
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- just a guess...
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