From: pprior@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Paul A Prior)
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro/+
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:19:25 GMT

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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