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TTL . Transistor-Transistor Logic; a fast, reasonable-cost type of
integrated circuit used in some monitors.
TTL Monitor. Video and synchronization signals (all digital) are on
separate lines and have TTL compatible voltage levels.
VESA. Video Electronics Standards Association.
VGA.
(Video Graphics Array) Analog graphics standard introduced
with the IBM PS/2 series. Backwards compatible with EGA at the BIOS
level, but provides higher resolutions. Supports a maximum resolution
of 640 x 480 pixels in 16 colors out of a palette of 262,144 colors.
Suggested Reference Works
The following works provide additional technical information and
advanced programming techniques for VGA graphics:
• VESA Super VGA Standard #VS900602 Revision A, Video Electronics
Standards Association, June 1990.
• IBM Personal System/2 Technical Reference for the Model 50/60 or 80.
• Programmer’s Guide to the EGA and VGA Cards, Richard F. Ferraro,
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1988.
• Programmer’s Guide to the EGA/VGA, George Sutty and Steven Blair,
Brady Books, 1988.
• Programmer’s Guide to PC & PS/2 Video Systems, Richard Wilton,
Microsoft Press, 1987.
• Guide to Features, Phoenix View VGA-Compatible BIOS, Phoenix
Technologies, Ltd., 1990.
• Technical Reference Manual, Phoenix View VGA-Compatible BIOS,
Phoenix Technologies, Ltd., 1990.