what is the name of this Video Card?

[xiaolanhua]

http://www3.telus.net/public/justinye/Temp/186769.jpg

Thank you very much!!!


Computer Maniac ;)

[KaHNZa]

Really hard to tell from that pic. Is there an FCC ID on it anywhere? And post whatever information on it that looks relevant.

[veyx]

Need more info...

[Canadian Bacon]

I don't have any idea but it seems kind of odd that a video card would have a toggle switch on it...lol

[theflyingrat]

Woah - just realized that this is an 8-bit ISA card!!! That's an oldie, for sure. Looks like something that would come out of an old, proprietary data acquisition system or something on those lines. The range of people who would have any idea what this would be would be limited to those guys that have had hands-on experience with it... I'd venture a guess that it's at least 12 years old. That could limit your pool of resources, then!

[KaHNZa]

I think its even older than that. My guess is somewhere around 88-90.

[Cerberus2k7]

Flintstones anyone? :p

[Khasra]

Pfft even 88-90 is way too recent. ISA bus was 16-bit in personal computers by 1984, so if it's a 8-bit card it would be even before then. By 1988 we already had MCA (although it would fail). My first PC (well my family's, anyway) was an IBM PS/2 Model 70 from 1988 with MCA. 80386, 25Mhz baby.

[Maximouse]

That is some sort of EGA card judging by the "GW-CEGA-B" lettering. The copyright date at the top is hard to read, but I would say it is 1984 which was the year EGA was introduced. Ega cards used 8 bit slots. I dont think 16 bit Video cards were introduced until VGA was released.

Brings back memories:) It was probably the "9800 pro" of its time.

Al

[funnyperson1]

Wow, the first picture of NV40.

:p

[axhed]

that card is a rare bird indeed. it was used almost exclusively by the California Highway Patrol and their driver lisence database terminals. you can tell by the "CHiPs" marked "chips."


Originally posted by Khasra
Pfft even 88-90 is way too recent. ISA bus was 16-bit in personal computers by 1984, so if it's a 8-bit card it would be even before then. By 1988 we already had MCA (although it would fail). My first PC (well my family's, anyway) was an IBM PS/2 Model 70 from 1988 with MCA. 80386, 25Mhz baby.

holy crap that had to be the best $8000 your family ever spent!!!!!!
my graduation present (1992) was an $1100 20MHz 386sx. it lasted until march 2000, when i picked up the $500 emachine in my sig.

[G-smooth2k]

It is made in the 80's and the Manufacturer is Chips & Technology.
Can find drivers at Video Drivers (http://www.video-drivers.com/companies/211.htm)
Also can find Discontinued support at CHIPS (http://www.intel.com/design/graphics/mobilegraphics/)

Asiliant Technologies is the new home for the Chips and Technologies (http://www.asiliant.com/)

Here is another helpful image at yjfy (http://www.yjfy.com/images/oldhard/video/gw-cega.jpg)

[Darkseid]

it was ega or cga??

[PingSpike]

I wonder what the toggle switch is for....I bet it switches from monochrome to color or something.