From: middle of nowhere  (Mr. Anonymous)
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 and ATI Technologies - The scoop
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:26:28 GMT

In article <GERRY.92Nov17181005@onion.cmu.edu> gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry  
Roston) writes:
> Here's what I have been able to piece together:
> 
> First the bad news:
> 
> Gateway 2000 has been shipping their computers with the ATI Ultra  
Pro
> (local bus) with the ATI68830 RAMDAC and 1 MB VRAM.  This RAMDAC  
can
> not produce 1280x1024 graphics.
> 
> Now the good news:
> 
> [From ATI Technologies, (416) 756-0718, Brett at x269]:
> The ATI68830 RAMDAC can not handle 2 MB of VRAM.  For the higher
> resolutions, you need the ATI68875 RAMDAC.  This will be available
> from ATI for user upgrade starting in December.  The price is not  
yet
> set, but it shouldn't exceed $100 US.  The 1 MB VRAM upgrade is
> available now for $99 US.  Expect to pay an additional $10 US for
> shipping and handling.
> 
> [From Gateway 2000, (800) 523-2000, Lane Johnson]:
> Next week, Gateway will start shipping the ATI68875 RAMDAC in the
> graphics card.  This will be the standard item and pricing is not
> expected to change.
> 
> --
> Gerry Roston (gerry@cmu.edu)    | The vanity and presumption of  
governing
> Field Robotics Center,          | beyond the grave, is the most  
ridiculous
> Carnegie Mellon University      | and insolent of all tyrannies.   
Man has no
> Pittsburgh, PA, 15213           | property in man; neither has any  
generation
> (412) 268-3856                  | property in the generations that  
are to
>                                 | follow.  Thomas Paine
> The opinions expressed are mine | 
> and do not reflect the official | 
> position of CMU, FRC, RedZone,  | 
> or any other organization.      | 


Are they going to offer 2 meg of VRAM as standard or an upgrade, or
do we have to buy VRAM and upgrade it ourselves?


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