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- From: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones)
- Subject: Re: XGA vs SVGA
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.015148.18291@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 01:51:48 GMT
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- In article <92310.111823IO20816@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> IO20816@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Kevin Foss) writes:
- >All of the talk about the XGA-2 board (and the original XGA) not being
- >compatible with the SVGA standard leads to the question about the new
- >Powepoint models, I see them advertised as having SVGA. Does this mean
- >IBM are shipping actually SVGA graphics in them (if so what resolutions)
- >or SVGA-like resolutions on what is actualy an XGA card? I was thinking
- >it might be the former, but haven't really seen a definitive answer in any
- >of the literature I've read on the Powerpoints.
- >
- >thanks,
- > -Kevin
- >--
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- The ValuePoint models use a Tseng SVGA chip on the MB not XGA You need to
- buy a PS/2 to get that. Or buy the Radius card when it comes out! I forget
- it the ValuePoint goes to 1024X768.
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