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#Graphics cards

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#48431From: Martin KunertJul 2, 1993 3:14 AM
You may want to check out the Matrox MGA Ultima. It runs at 64bits, instead of 32bits like the Viper and Hercules. But the Ultima is a little pricier.
#48576From: Ana Francisca GervasJul 3, 1993 11:01 AM
Martin, According to some Matrox info, the MGA (Multimedia Graphics Architecture) has a price range from $599 to $1699. They said that the higher models can do realtime 24bit gouraud shading in AutoCAD, with a TI copro and some ASIC custom chips, which I think are versions of their highest end board (which has or had, if it's currently shipping, a higher price). They also said that they have double-buffering and hardware-assisted antialiasing at a max 1600×1200 resolution (not 24 bits but with an special near truecolor quality (?) dithering). This is only press-info, not real experience. If anybody has more precise info, please share. These boards seems as the fastest in the market at a real good price. Ana