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- From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 and ATI Technologies - The sc
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 14:26:43 GMT
- References: <GERRY.92Nov17181005@onion.cmu.edu> <1992Nov18.091212.23898@walter.cray.com>
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- In article <1992Nov18.091212.23898@walter.cray.com>, dpp@cray.com (David Peterschmidt) writes:
- |> In article 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.
- |>
- |>
- |> Is Gateway going to offer an upgrade to those of us who have the 68830
- |> RAMDAC model? After all, this thing was advertised as a full-blown
- |> ATI Graphics Ultra Pro, which is able to do 1280x1024 and handle 2 megs
- |> of VRAM.
-
- Well if you sit there waiting for them to contact you, don't hold your
- breath. If you are going to use that resolution, and it does not work
- call Tech Support for the fix!!
-