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SuperX VGA by BOCA
Glossary
8514. An IBM color monitor capable of resolutions of 720x400 non-
interlaced with a refresh rate of 70Hz; 640x480 non-interlaced at 60Hz;
or 1024x768 interlaced at 43.58 MHz. All of these resolutions are in 256
colors.
Analog Monitor . A monitor which uses an analog signal. Analog
monitors can display an infinite number of shades for each primary
color.
Autoswitch. The ability of a display adapter to automatically
determine the display standard required by your software and to take
action accordingly.
BIOS . Basic Input Output System. Provides fundamental services
required for the operation of a computer. Permanently present in the
machine, these routines are generally stored in ROM (Read Only
Memory). The system board contains a ROM BIOS to support all of its
standard functions. The SuperX VGA also has a BIOS for display
features.
CGA . Color Graphics Adapter. Medium resolution IBM graphics
standard capable of displaying 640 x 200 pixels in 2 colors, or 320 x 200
pixels in 4 colors.
Color Monitor . Any CGA, EGA, VGA color, or multiple frequency
monitor.
Digital Monitor . Monitor which receives discrete binary signals.
Digital monitors do not have as wide a range of color choices as analog
types; digital EGA monitors can display just 64 colors.
DRAM. Dynamic RAM. RAM is random access memory.
ECD . Enhanced Color Display. An EGA specification. TTL monitor
capable of displaying video signals with horizontal scan frequencies of
15.750KHz (CGA) or 21.850KHz (EGA) only.