NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/hardware/30473

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From: [e-mail] (Lance Hartmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: video cards and 16megs of ram
Summary: Question regarding video memory mapping, constraints.
Keywords: video display #nine memory
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Date: 19 Nov 92 16:16:06 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jay Lofstead (gt7691c)) writes:
>Is there a problem with cards other than the ati ultra (was that it?)
>when a machine has 16 megs of ram and an ISA bus?  I am trying to
>decide which video card to buy for a 486-50 with 16 megs of ram, but
>do not want to run into a problem with overlapping memory areas.
>Any help would be appreciated.
>--

I, too, am concerned about the memory limitations I've read (ie.
cannot run ABC-mode if you have > 8megs of RAM).  Does anyone know
how those video boards which have lots of RAM operate, eg. the
Number Nine #9GXITC with 4MB VRAM?  Is all of this mapped to the
system's address space?  All handled "quitely/nicely" by drivers?

Lance Hartmann ([e-mail])
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