Pine Technology PT-524/8G
The PT-524G reflects the brief period when VESA Local Bus offered a substantial performance advantage over ISA. Its Cirrus Logic GD5428 accelerator and direct connection to the 486 processor’s local bus made Windows graphics and high-resolution DOS games noticeably more responsive than contemporary ISA cards. With 1 MB of RAM and an upgrade path to 2 MB, it was aimed at users who wanted workstation-like graphics performance without the cost of high-end professional accelerators.
Details
- Manufacturer
- Pine Technology
- Model
- PT-524/8G
- Kind
- Video
- Year
- 1995
- Condition
- Working
Specification
- Chip
- CL-GD5428-80QC-A
- Interface
- VLB
- Connector
- VGA
- Memory
- 1 MiB
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