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- From: lasleyse@wam.umd.edu (Scott E. Lasley)
- Subject: Re: Diff between MacFG24x & PrecisionColor24x
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.230425.12414@wam.umd.edu>
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- Organization: Space Physics Group, University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <39112@imag.imag.fr> <1664@radius.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 23:04:25 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- In article <1664@radius.com> pierce@radius.com (Pierce T. Wetter III) writes:
- >
- >> While we are on it. I've read in MacUser (i can post the exact
- >reference)
- >>a tip from a reader that the NEC MacFG 8x (and the Radius
- >PrecisionColor 8x)
- >>can display 24 bits color if they are stuffed with VRAM. It seems they
- >have
- >>enough sockets for 2 MB of VRAM. But i didn't read any "official" answer
- >for
- >>the claim that only difference between the 8x and the 24x cards was the
- >VRAM.
- >
- >
- >True. The 8x is a depopulated 24x. It can be upgraded at any time to a
- >24x by
- >adding VRAM. Radius Product xxxx-xxxxx is the VRAM for the updgrade,
- >available
- >from your local dealer. You can also upgrade it half way to a 16x, which
- >gives you only up to 16 bit mode.
- >
- > P.S.
- >
- > Radius Tech support is available via support@radius.com
-
- according to the manual that came with my MacFG 8x video board, the
- part number for the radius VRAM upgrade is 0192. i spoke to somebody
- at Radius Tech support and verified that the upgrade will work with
- the NEC MacFG 8X. he gave a suggested price of $599. one kit will
- give you 16 bits. you need to buy two kits for full 24 bit support.
-
- has anyone purchased this upgrade? can i simply buy VRAM and populate
- the NEC board without buying the upgrade from Radius? i am not familiar
- with VRAM. the sockets on the video board are about half the width of a
- standard dip socket and have two offset rows of 14 female sockets. i.e.
-
- o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
- o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
-
- is this the standard pin configuration for VRAM? the people at
- ChipMerchant could not suggest any type of VRAM that would fit such a
- socket, though the person at Radius claimed that the board used standard
- VRAM. any help would be appreciated.
-
- scott lasleyse@wam.umd.edu
-