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- From: sevans@andy.bgsu.edu (Stephen W. Evans)
- Subject: Re: Apple video boards
- Message-ID: <Bzw827.5up@andy.bgsu.edu>
- Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
- References: <20180.2B3CBAE6@zeus.ieee.org>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 00:58:54 GMT
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- Kirk.Jackson@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Kirk Jackson) writes:
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- >I need information on to Apple video boards I have. The first board came with
- >my IIfx and appears to be the standard 8bit color board. What has me puzzled
- >though is that it has what appear to be to Simm memory holders on it. What I
- >need to know is if this is a memory holder what goes in it and why?(additional
- >colors or more speed, etc.?) The pictures that I have seen of other apple
- >display cards do not include these holders. The second board was purchased
- >new if a 8.24 standard board. My question regarding it is if the first board
- >is really expandable with additional memory is there a need to have the 8.24
- >board. One last fly in the ointment is that a wholesalers catalog shows that
- >Apple list a 2meg upgrade for the 8.24 GC for about $300. Is it possible that
- >the 1st card is a 8.24 gc card with the 2megs of memory removed which is
- >making it display in 8bit mode. I apologize for my lenght but I am new to the
- >Apple computer and I have no local source of Apple wisdom. Please either
- >reply here or via E-mail. Thanks, Kirk Jackson.
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- The board with the two SIMM slots is an Apple 4*8 board which can be upgraded
- to an Apple 8*24 board through the addition of 2 x 256K VRAM SIMMS. These
- are the Quadra 700/900 type VRAM.
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- The 8*24 GC comes with the capability to display 24bit. The two SIMM slots
- on an 8*24 GC are for GWorld RAM and do not effect the bit depth. I believe
- but am not sure that a pair of Mac IIfx SIMMS will work in the 8*24 GC card.
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- -Steve
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- > Kirk Jackson - Internet: Kirk.Jackson@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org
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