Need 8 Bit VGA for PC XT 5160

[9000 VAX]

On 8/31/06, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
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> However, don't let the "8 bit ISA" thing discourage you from trying 16-bit
> ISA cards in your 5160.  Many can function in either 8 or 16 bit mode.  To
> make sure that I'm not shoveling smoke, I just took a generic 16-bit
> Tsenglabs TS-4000 16-bit card and plugged it into an XT clone.  Works just
> fine.


Interesting. Once I had two VGA cards, maybe Paradise brand. One is 16 bit
and one is 8 bit, but they have the same layout and the same chip set. The
only difference is that the 16 bit card has two EPROMs and the 8 bit card
has one. The maker just changed the BIOS memory width from 8 bit to 16 bit,
and a 8 bit VGA card magically turnedd into 16 bit.

vax, 9000

Cheers,
> Chuck
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