The Trident TVE-16/D reflects the period when Super VGA was becoming affordable for ordinary PC owners. Based on the TVGA8900B, it offered higher resolutions than IBM VGA while remaining compatible with the software that mattered. It was not built for maximum performance, but for low cost and reliability, making it a common upgrade and OEM choice in the early 1990s. Cards like this helped establish Super VGA as the new baseline for PC graphics.

Details

Manufacturer	Trident
Model	TVE-16/D 4830
Year	1990
Condition	Working
Reference	https://theretroweb.com/expansioncards/s/trident-4830

Specs

Chip	Trident TVGA8900B
Interface	16-bit ISA
Connector	VGA
Memory	256 KiB

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