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- From: gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry Roston)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Gateway 2000 and ATI Technologies - The scoop
- Message-ID: <GERRY.92Nov17181005@onion.cmu.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 23:10:05 GMT
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- 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.
-
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