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- From: pprior@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Paul A Prior)
- Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro/+
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.221925.7220@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:19:25 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep10.190217.27901@en.ecn.purdue.edu> ram@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert A McGowan) writes:
- >
- >I recently called ATI about the Ultra Graphics Pro and the Ultra Graphics +.
- >Both of these adapters are not going to be shipped until the last week
- >in September. Here is a summary of features that apply to both cards:
- >
- >Available in ISA, EISA, Microchannel (not local bus)
- >1Meg ram is standard, upgradable to 2Meg
- >True Color (16.7 million) at 800x600
- >1024x768 at 65,000 colors (accelerated and noninterlaced)
- >basic functionality of Graphics Ultra
- >
- >Ultra PRO:
- >Winmark of 25.5 million (existing Graphics Ultra is 9 million)
- >non-interlaced accelerated at 1280x1024 with 256 colors
- >uses VRAM
- >priced from $599 (from ATI)
- >
- >Ultra +:
- >Winmark of 21 million
- >interlaced at 1280x1024 (I don't think it is accelerated)
- >uses DRAM
- >priced from $399
- >
- >A local bus version is not available. They did tell me that they do
- >make a local bus card for Gateway. However, ATI would not tell me any
- >of the specs. The people at Gateway did not know much about the card.
- >The only thing that they could tell me was that a ATI New Generation card
- >was going in the local bus of the 66Mhz DX2. They said it was about
- >3 times faster than the Graphics Ultra.
- >
-
-
-
- Here is the info on the "new generation" ATI LB ULTra from Gateway's
- forum on CI$. I ordered one.
-
- #: 64538 S13/Gateway 2000
- 09-Sep-92 16:16:59
- Sb: #64218-ATI Local Bus Specs?
- Fm: Neil Roepke/GW2K 75300,1300
-
- Here are latest specs I have on the new ATi local bus card.
-
- Resolution Colors High Vertical Refresh
- ------------ ----------- -------------------------
- 640x480 up to 16.7 mil 72Hz
- 800x600 up to 65,000 72Hz
- 1024x768 up to 65,000 76Hz
- 1280x1024 256 colors 74Hz
-
- System requirements: Gateway Local Bus Graphics System
- Video Display Buffer: 1.0 (Upgradeable to 2.0MB VRAM)
- Sync Signals: Separate Horizontal and Vertical sync in TTL levels
- Video Memory Address: A0000-BFFFF plus the memory aperature address you
- set when you enable it through the Install program.
- Video BIOS Address: C0000-C7FFF
- Video Port Address: 2E0-2E8
- Analog Video Connector: 15 pin D shell (Female) IBM standard
- VIDEO Pass-through: 26 pin header (VESA standard)
- Interrupt level: 2, 3, 5, 10 software selectable
- Monitor Compatibility: IBM 8503, 8512, 8513, 8514, 8515 ananolg monitors,
- Multisync 2A, 3D, 4D, 4FG, 5D and other monitors
- compatible with above standards.
- Typefaces: 13 Typefaces (licensed from Bitstream): Courier,
- Swiss, Dutch (in normal, italic, bold and bold
- italic weights) and Symbol styles.
- Font Generator: Creates anti-aliased fonts using super-sampling
- technique with 4 colors or 16 shades of gray.
- Generates 16 versions of each character and
- dynamically determines best fit. 1024x768 and
- 1280x1024 support only. Fonts are positionable to
- 400 dpi accuracy. Converts True Type fonts
- on-the-fly.
-
- Regards,
- Neil Roepke - Gateway 2000
-
-
-
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