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==ABSTRACT==
==ABSTRACT==
The IBM Personal System/2 (R) (PS/2 (R)) XGA (R)-2 Display Adapter/A provides additional function and significant performance improvements over the existing IBM XGA Display Adapter/A. In some cases, specific operations have been improved as much as 32 times (1) that of the XGA Display Adapter. Performance improvements measured at the application level are up to 2.5 times that of the XGA Display Adapter.
The IBM Personal System/(PS/2® XGA®-2 Display Adapter/A provides additional function and significant performance improvements over the existing IBM XGA Display Adapter/A. In some cases, specific operations have been improved as much as 32 times (1) that of the XGA Display Adapter. Performance improvements measured at the application level are up to 2.5 times that of the XGA Display Adapter.


New higher screen refresh rate and non-interlaced scanning enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of "flicker free" (2) performance even at high resolution (1024 x 768). The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also offers enhanced color features, support for the new IBM 95XX and existing 85XX monitors, and conforms with new industry and government standards, such as International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 9241/3 (refer to Product Announcement 192-221, dated September 21, 1992).
New higher screen refresh rate and non-interlaced scanning enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of "flicker free" (2) performance even at high resolution (1024 x 768). The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also offers enhanced color features, support for the new IBM 95XX and existing 85XX monitors, and conforms with new industry and government standards, such as International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 9241/3 (refer to Product Announcement 192-221, dated September 21, 1992).


As a result of IBM's continued commitment to improve product reliability, the new XGA-2 Display/A comes with a three year warranty. However, an optional one year warranty is available via special bid.
As a result of IBM's continued commitment to improve product reliability, the new XGA-2 Display/A comes with a three year warranty. However, an optional one year warranty is available via special bid.


Planned Availability Date: September 21, 1992.
Planned Availability Date: September 21, 1992.


:(R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
:® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
:(1) Based upon results using PC Labs Windows Graphics Benchmark Version 2.0.
:(1) Based upon results using PC Labs Windows Graphics Benchmark Version 2.0.
:(2) XGA-2 Display Adapter/A meets the ISO Standard 9241 Part 3 requirement to be free of flicker to at least 90% of the user population.
:(2) XGA-2 Display Adapter/A meets the ISO Standard 9241 Part 3 requirement to be free of flicker to at least 90% of the user population.
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USER PRODUCTIVITY
USER PRODUCTIVITY


ERGONOMIC DESIGN AND SCREEN FLICKER: Today's widespread move to applications based on graphical user interfaces and higher screen resolutions places greater demands on the ergonomic design of visual subsystems. High resolution graphics modes and white screen backgrounds can promote more noticeable screen flicker, a condition that may affect user productivity. Flicker, however, can be reduced by increasing the screen refresh rate--the number of times per second that the screen image is redrawn. Flicker can also be reduced by non-interlaced scanning--or drawing the whole screen image in one pass. Reducing screen flicker can improve user productivity.
ERGONOMIC DESIGN AND SCREEN FLICKER: Today's widespread move to applications based on graphical user interfaces and higher screen resolutions places greater demands on the ergonomic design of visual subsystems. High resolution graphics modes and white screen backgrounds can promote more noticeable screen flicker, a condition that may affect user productivity. Flicker, however, can be reduced by increasing the screen refresh rate--the number of times per second that the screen image is redrawn. Flicker can also be reduced by non-interlaced scanning--or drawing the whole screen image in one pass. Reducing screen flicker can improve user productivity.


The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports higher refresh rates up to 75Hz for use with appropriate monitors. Also, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A now supports non-interlaced scanning in 1024 x 768 mode. Higher refresh rates and non-interlaced scanning combine to enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of enhanced usability and potential productivity gains.
The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports higher refresh rates up to 75Hz for use with appropriate monitors. Also, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A now supports non-interlaced scanning in 1024 x 768 mode. Higher refresh rates and non-interlaced scanning combine to enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of enhanced usability and potential productivity gains.


PERFORMANCE: The IBM PS/2 XGA Display Adapter/A set a new standard for high performance video subsystems, providing the high-performance graphics and high screen content demanded by graphical user interfaces in Operating System/2 (R) (OS/2 (R)) Presentation Manager (R), Microsoft Windows, AIX (R) and other environments. Optimized for windowing and high resolution performance, XGA features:
PERFORMANCE: The IBM PS/2 XGA Display Adapter/A set a new standard for high performance video subsystems, providing the high-performance graphics and high screen content demanded by graphical user interfaces in Operating System/(OS/) Presentation Manager®, Microsoft Windows, AIX® and other environments. Optimized for windowing and high resolution performance, XGA features:
* Faster VGA
* Faster VGA
* Dual-port video memory (VRAM)
* Dual-port video memory (VRAM)
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* Hardware cursor (sprite)
* Hardware cursor (sprite)
* Application device drivers.
* Application device drivers.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A further enhances the performance benefits of several of the key features. Performance of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A advanced function modes is over twice the performance at the application level, due to faster VRAMs, memory controller redesign, improved busmastering, more efficient coprocessor polling, and significant tuning of the device drivers.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A further enhances the performance benefits of several of the key features. Performance of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A advanced function modes is over twice the performance at the application level, due to faster VRAMs, memory controller redesign, improved busmastering, more efficient coprocessor polling, and significant tuning of the device drivers.


Also, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides full coprocessor support for direct color mode, allowing customers the benefit of 640 x 480 resolution with 65,536 colors at a performance level comparable to XGA 640 x 480 with 256 colors.
Also, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides full coprocessor support for direct color mode, allowing customers the benefit of 640 x 480 resolution with 65,536 colors at a performance level comparable to XGA 640 x 480 with 256 colors.


:(R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
:® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.


CLARITY AND READABILITY: The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides improved 132 column text support. While the adapter still supports the 8-pixel character resolutions of XGA Display Adapter/A, it also provide a 9-pixel character resolutions of 1188 x 200, 1188 x 350, and 1188 x 400. This will further improve the clarity and readability of the text.
CLARITY AND READABILITY: The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides improved 132 column text support. While the adapter still supports the 8-pixel character resolutions of XGA Display Adapter/A, it also provide a 9-pixel character resolutions of 1188 x 200, 1188 x 350, and 1188 x 400. This will further improve the clarity and readability of the text.


GROWTH ENABLEMENT
GROWTH ENABLEMENT


COLOR ENHANCEMENTS: The announcement of XGA Display Adapter/A enabled customers to take advantage of an increasing number of applications with graphical user interfaces, higher screen content, and more colors. XGA Display Adapter/A was upgradeable to 640 x 480 with 65,536 colors and 1024 x 768 with 256 colors by means of an extra-charge memory feature, the PS/2 Video Memory Expansion Option.
COLOR ENHANCEMENTS: The announcement of XGA Display Adapter/A enabled customers to take advantage of an increasing number of applications with graphical user interfaces, higher screen content, and more colors. XGA Display Adapter/A was upgradeable to 640 x 480 with 65,536 colors and 1024 x 768 with 256 colors by means of an extra-charge memory feature, the PS/2 Video Memory Expansion Option.


Displaying up to 65,536 colors at once (16-bit color mode) can yield a high-color, lifelike display of scanned or captured color images. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides the same capabilities with 1MB of VRAM on the standard adapter for no additional charge. And 16-bit color mode is now supported by OS/2 and Windows device drivers.
Displaying up to 65,536 colors at once (16-bit color mode) can yield a high-color, lifelike display of scanned or captured color images. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides the same capabilities with 1MB of VRAM on the standard adapter for no additional charge. And 16-bit color mode is now supported by OS/2 and Windows device drivers.


The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also features 8-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs), versus the 6-bit DACs used by XGA Display Adapter. With 8-bit DACs, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A now supports a palette of 16.7 million possible color combinations of which 256 can be displayed at any one time. (the XGA Display Adapter allows 256 of a possible 262,144 colors.) Similarly, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides 256 possible shades of grey, compared with XGA Display Adapter's 64 shades.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also features 8-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs), versus the 6-bit DACs used by XGA Display Adapter. With 8-bit DACs, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A now supports a palette of 16.7 million possible color combinations of which 256 can be displayed at any one time. (the XGA Display Adapter allows 256 of a possible 262,144 colors.) Similarly, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides 256 possible shades of grey, compared with XGA Display Adapter's 64 shades.


ERGONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS -- STANDARDS: With the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A, customers have a growth path to current and new applications that use enhanced-color modes. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and the new 95XX family of monitors are designed to meet stringent ergonomic and environmental requirements of emerging international standards, such as the International Standards Organization (ISO). The new adapter card and monitors provide customers the means of meeting governmental requirements where applicable, as well as deriving the benefits of front-of-screen usability features such as...
ERGONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS - STANDARDS: With the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A, customers have a growth path to current and new applications that use enhanced-color modes. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and the new 95XX family of monitors are designed to meet stringent ergonomic and environmental requirements of emerging international standards, such as the International Standards Organization (ISO). The new adapter card and monitors provide customers the means of meeting governmental requirements where applicable, as well as deriving the benefits of front-of-screen usability features such as...
*Stable screen image
*Stable screen image
*ISO conforming fonts
*ISO conforming fonts
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*XGA (1024 x 768) mode at 70Hz non-interlaced.
*XGA (1024 x 768) mode at 70Hz non-interlaced.
To enable customers to take advantage of the XGA-2 enhanced features, new versions of video device drivers are provided, including IBM OS/2 1.3 and 2.0, IBM AIX PS/2 1.3, IBM DOS, Microsoft (3) Windows (4) 3.0 and 3.1, and AutoCAD (5) 10 and 11. (Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for further information on device driver and monitor support.)
To enable customers to take advantage of the XGA-2 enhanced features, new versions of video device drivers are provided, including IBM OS/2 1.3 and 2.0, IBM AIX PS/2 1.3, IBM DOS, Microsoft (3) Windows (4) 3.0 and 3.1, and AutoCAD (5) 10 and 11. (Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for further information on device driver and monitor support.)
            (3) Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
 
            (4) Trademark of Microsoft Corporation
:(3) Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
            (5) Trademark of Autodesk, Inc.
:(4) Trademark of Microsoft Corporation
:(5) Trademark of Autodesk, Inc.


INVESTMENT PROTECTION
INVESTMENT PROTECTION


As an extension to the XGA architecture, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A
As an extension to the XGA architecture, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides all the function and support provided by the existing XGA Display Adapter/A for monitor products. In addition, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports other industry resolutions, such as, the VESA standard of 800 x 600 with 64K colors. Customers, therefore, are assured of continued use of existing 85XX monitors and applications as well as benefit from the enhanced features of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and new 95XX monitors. Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for complete information on monitor support.
provides all the function and support provided by the existing XGA
Display Adapter/A for monitor products. In addition, the XGA-2
Display Adapter/A supports other industry resolutions, such as, the
VESA standard of 800 x 600 with 64K colors. Customers, therefore,
are assured of continued use of existing 85XX monitors and
applications as well as benefit from the enhanced features of the
XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and new 95XX monitors. Refer to the
Specified Operating Environment section for complete information on
monitor support.


All applications that were supported on the XGA Display
All applications that were supported on the XGA Display Adapter/A run unchanged on XGA-2 Display Adapter/A (assuming the applications followed the XGA technical Reference Guidelines and the customer is using an 85XX monitor). This includes applications written to the application program interface (API) of DOS, OS/2 PM, Microsoft Windows, and AutoCAD. A variety of XGA-compatible applications provided by vendors also support the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for more information on application support.
Adapter/A run unchanged on XGA-2 Display Adapter/A (assuming the
applications followed the XGA technical Reference Guidelines and the
customer is using an 85XX monitor). This includes applications
written to the application program interface (API) of DOS, OS/2 PM,
Microsoft Windows, and AutoCAD. A variety of XGA-compatible
applications provided by vendors also support the XGA-2 Display
Adapter/A. Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for
more information on application support.


Significant performance improvements have been made to the
Significant performance improvements have been made to the device drivers provided for the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. These drivers have been designed to maintain downward compatibility with the XGA Display Adapter/A. This will allow existing customers to enjoy some of the performance improvements provided for the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.
device drivers provided for the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. These
drivers have been designed to maintain downward compatibility with
the XGA Display Adapter/A. This will allow existing customers to
enjoy some of the performance improvements provided for the XGA-2
Display Adapter/A.


SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT


The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has been designed to reduced the
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has been designed to reduced the complexity and therefore cost of systems management. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has a programmable PEL clock generator, and as such it does not have any fixed resolutions or modes. The resolutions available are depend on the display attached rather than a function of the adapter card. The XGA-2 Display
complexity and therefore cost of systems management.
Adapter/A is also easier to configure. The EPROM is now relocatable and the 1MB aperture can be disabled. In addition, the device drivers are modified to support Display Mode Query and Set (DMQS), a comprehensive new method for identifying monitors and display adapter characteristics.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has a programmable PEL clock
generator, and as such it does not have any fixed resolutions or
modes. The resolutions available are depend on the display attached
rather than a function of the adapter card. The XGA-2 Display
Adapter/A is also easier to configure. The EPROM is now relocatable
and the 1MB aperture can be disabled. In addition, the device
drivers are modified to support Display Mode Query and Set (DMQS), a
comprehensive new method for identifying monitors and display adapter
characteristics.


The combinations of these features provide a new flexibility
The combinations of these features provide a new flexibility for system configuration and inventory management of displays and graphics adapter cards.
for system configuration and inventory management of displays and
graphics adapter cards.


PRODUCT POSITIONING
PRODUCT POSITIONING


The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides a superset of function
The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides a superset of function and more than twice the performance of the existing IBM XGA Display Adapter/A at a reduced price. New higher screen refresh rate (75Hz) and noninterlaced scanning enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of reduced flicker at high resolution (1024 X 768).
and more than twice the performance of the existing IBM XGA Display
XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also offers enhanced color features, support for new 95XX monitors, and conforms with new industry and government standards. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is intended to replace the XGA Display Adapter/A.
Adapter/A at a reduced price. New higher screen refresh rate (75Hz)
and noninterlaced scanning enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer
in the form of reduced flicker at high resolution (1024 X 768).
XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also offers enhanced color features, support
for new 95XX monitors, and conforms with new industry and government
standards. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is intended to replace the
XGA Display Adapter/A.


==CUSTINFO==
==CUSTINFO==
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The following publications are provided with the product.
The following publications are provided with the product.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Installation Instructions pack
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Installation Instructions pack includes instructions and a startup option diskette for installing and configuring the adapter card. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Device Driver Installation Instructions pack includes a device driver diskette and instructions for installing the device drivers.
includes instructions and a startup option diskette for installing
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and configuring the adapter card. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Device
!TITLE||PART NUMBER||LANGUAGE
Driver Installation Instructions pack includes a device driver
|-
diskette and instructions for installing the device drivers.
|XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Installation Instructions and Startup Option Diskette||41G2929||English, US
 
|-
 
|XGA Device Drivers Installation Instructions and Diskette||41G2928||English, US
TITLE                               PART NUMBER     LANGUAGE
|}
XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Installation  
The following publications are available for ordering. Contact your IBM marketing representative.
Instructions and Startup Option Diskette 41G2929   English, US
XGA Device Drivers Installation
Instructions and Diskette           41G2928   English, US
 
The following publications are available for ordering.
Contact your IBM marketing representative.


Technical reference publications are for programmers, engineers, and others who need detailed hardware and software specifications.
Technical reference publications are for programmers, engineers, and others who need detailed hardware and software specifications.
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|Hardware Maintenance Service and Reference Supplements||S41G-3324||41G3324
|Hardware Maintenance Service and Reference Supplements||S41G-3324||41G3324
|}
|}
System Library Subscription Service (SLSS) is available by order number only. Customers currently subscribing to SLSS will receive publication updates automatically.
System Library Subscription Service (SLSS) is available by order number only. Customers currently subscribing to SLSS will receive publication updates automatically.


==TECHNICAL INFORMATION==
==TECHNICAL INFORMATION==
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OPERATING ENVIRONMENT:
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT:
Temperature:           10 to 35 (degs) C (50 to 95 (degs) F)
:Temperature: 10 to 35 (degs) C (50 to 95 (degs) F)
Relative Humidity:     8 to 80 percent non-condensing
:Relative Humidity: 8 to 80 percent non-condensing
Wet Bulb:             22.8 (degs) C (73 (degs) F)
:Wet Bulb: 22.8 (degs) C (73 (degs) F)
Complies with the following standards:
 
  FCC Class B
Complies with the following standards:
  CISPRR-22B
*FCC Class B
  GOP
*CISPRR-22B
  VCCI-2
*GOP
*VCCI-2


MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:


System Units Supported - The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can be installed in any Micro Channel (R) Architecture PS/2 386, 386SX, 386SLC (TM), 486SX, 486 or higher IBM PS/2 system unit.
System Units Supported - The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can be installed in any Micro Channel® Architecture PS/2 386, 386SX, 386SLC™, 486SX, 486 or higher IBM PS/2 system unit.
Supported systems include IBM Personal System/2 Model 55 SX and SLC (TM), 56 SX , 56 SLC, 56 486SLC2, 57 SX, 57 SLC, 57 486SLC2, 65 SX, 70, 76, 77, P70, P75, 80 ,90 XP, 95 XP; IBM Ultimedia (TM) Model M57, M77, and M57 486SLC2; 7546, 7561, and 7562 Industrial Computers; GEARBOX (R) Model 800 (7568-D40 only).
Supported systems include IBM Personal System/2 Model 55 SX and SLC™, 56 SX , 56 SLC, 56 486SLC2, 57 SX, 57 SLC, 57 486SLC2, 65 SX, 70, 76, 77, P70, P75, 80 ,90 XP, 95 XP; IBM Ultimedia™ Model M57, M77, and M57 486SLC2; 7546, 7561, and 7562 Industrial Computers; GEARBOX® Model 800 (7568-D40 only).


All models of the following machine types are support:
All models of the following machine types are support:
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*An IBM Display Adapter 8514/A card.
*An IBM Display Adapter 8514/A card.
*Adapters that utilize the AVEC.
*Adapters that utilize the AVEC.
(R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
(TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
:™ Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.


Display Units Supported - The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can provide ISO compliant VGA and XGA application support with appropriate display attached.
Display Units Supported - The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can provide ISO compliant VGA and XGA application support with appropriate display attached.


The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A does not have fixed resolutions.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A does not have fixed resolutions.
They are completely programmable, thereby supporting a wide range of display timings. The resolutions available to an application or device driver are dependant upon the display attached rather than a function of the subsystem.
They are completely programmable, thereby supporting a wide range of display timings. The resolutions available to an application or device driver are dependant upon the display attached rather than a function of the subsystem.


The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has an integrated high performance VGA. As such, it supports all the VGA supported resolutions. However, it can display those resolutions at a variety of rates, depending upon the monitor attached.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has an integrated high performance VGA. As such, it supports all the VGA supported resolutions. However, it can display those resolutions at a variety of rates, depending upon the monitor attached.


The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also has hardware attribute support for Main-Frame-Interactive (MFI) text modes.
The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also has hardware attribute support for Main-Frame-Interactive (MFI) text modes.


The following are examples of text modes that can be displayed using an XGA-2 Display Adapter/A (example only shows 9 PEL wide fonts, 8 PEL wide fonts are also possible):
The following are examples of text modes that can be displayed using an XGA-2 Display Adapter/A (example only shows 9 PEL wide fonts, 8 PEL wide fonts are also possible):
                                                        IBM 85XX MONITOR SUPPORT
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                                    EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS   8503  8507  8515  8517
!colspan=4| ||colspan=3|EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS AND COLUMNS||colspan=4|IBM 85XX MONITOR SUPPORT
                                    AND COLUMNS         8504  8514  8516
|-
          HORIZONTAL           I                      8512
!HORIZONTAL x VERTICAL||FRAME RATE||LINE RATE||I OR NI||9X8 FONT||9X14 FONT||9X16 FONT||8503<br/>8504<br/>8512<br/>8513<br/>8518||8507<br/>8514||8515<br/>8516||8517
            X      FRAME LINE OR 9X8   9X14   9X16 8513
|-
          VERTICAL RATE  RATE  NI  FONT  FONT  FONT  8518
|720x350||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x43||80x25||80x21||X||X||X||
          720x350 70   31.6 NI 80x43 80x25 80x21 X     X     X
|-
                    84   37.9  NI
|720x400||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x50||80x28||80x25||X||X||X||
                    88    39.4 NI
|-
          720x400  70    31.6  NI 80x50 80x28 80x25 X     X     X
|720x480||60<br/>72<br/>75||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||NI||80x60||80x34||80x30||X||X||X||
                    84    37.8 NI
|-
                    88    39.4 NI
|720x768||43.5<br/>60<br/>70<br/>70<br/>72<br/>75||35.6<br/>48.4<br/>57.0<br/>56.5<br/>58.1<br/>61.1||I<br/>NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x96||80x54||80x48||X||X||X||-<br/>-<br/>-<br/>X<br/>-<br/>-
          720x480  60    31.6  NI  80x60 80x34 80x30 X     X     X
|-
                    72    37.8  NI
|1188X350||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||I<br/>NI<br/>NI||132x43||132x25||132x21|| ||X|| ||X
                    75    39.4  NI
|-
          720x768 43.5 35.6   I 80x96  80x54  80x48        X      X    X
|1188X400||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||I<br/>NI<br/>NI||132x50||132x28||132x25|| ||X|| ||X
                    60    48.4 NI
|-
                    70    57.0 NI
|1188X480||70<br/>72<br/>75||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||I<br/>NI<br/>NI||132x60||132x34||132x30|| ||X|| ||X
                    70    56.5 NI                                          X
|}
                    72    58.1 NI
                    75    61.1 NI
          1188X350 70   31.6 I   132x43 132x25 132x21               X     X
                    84   37.8 NI
                    88    39.4 NI
          1188X400 70    31.6  I  132x50 132x28 132x25               X     X
                    84    37.8 NI
                    88    39.4 NI
          1188X480 70    31.6  I  132x60 132x34 132x30               X     X
                    72    37.8  NI
                    75    39.4  NI
*These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
*These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
*These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
*These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
*These are resolutions supplied by the PS/2 MODE 14h video BIOS mode 1188 x 350 and 1188 x 400.
*These are resolutions supplied by the PS/2 MODE 14h video BIOS mode 1188 x 350 and 1188 x 400.
:I = Interlaced
:I = Interlaced
:NI = Non-Interlaced
:NI = Non-Interlaced


NOTE: Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.
;NOTE:Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.


                                    EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS   IBM 95XX MONITOR SUPPORT
{|class="wikitable"
                                    AND COLUMNS
!colspan=4| ||colspan=3|EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS AND COLUMNS||colspan=3|IBM 95XX MONITOR SUPPORT
          HORIZONTAL           I
|-
            X      FRAME LINE OR 9X8   9X14   9X16
!HORIZONTAL x VERTICAL||FRAME RATE||LINE RATE||I OR NI||9X8 FONT||9X14 FONT||9X16 FONT||9518||9515||9517
          VERTICAL RATE  RATE  NI  FONT   FONT  FONT  9518   9515   9517
|-
          720x350 70   31.6 NI  80x43  80x25  80x21
|720x350||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.9<br/>39.4||NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x43||80x25||80x21||X||X||X
                    84    37.9 NI
|-
                    88    39.4 NI                       X     X     X
|720x400||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.9<br/>39.4||NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x50||80x28||80x25||X||X||X
          720x400 70   31.6 NI  80x50  80x28  80x25
|-
                    84    37.8  NI
|720x480||60<br/>72<br/>75||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x60||80x34||80x30||X||X||X
                    88    39.4 NI                       X     X     X
|-
          720x480 60   31.6 NI  80x60  80x34  80x30
|720x768||43.5<br/>60<br/>70<br/>70<br/>72<br/>75||35.6<br/>48.4<br/>57.0<br/>56.5<br/>58.1<br/>61.1||I<br/>NI<br/>NI<br/>NI<br/>NI<br/>NI||80x96||80x54||80x48|| ||<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>X||<br/><br/><br/><br/>X
                    72    37.8 NI
|-
                    75    39.4 NI                       X     X     X
|1188X350||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||I<br/>NI<br/>NI||132x43||132x25||132x21|| ||X||
          720x768 43.5 35.6   I 80x96  80x54  80x48
|-
                    60    48.4 NI
|1188X400||70<br/>84<br/>88||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||I<br/>NI<br/>NI||132x50||132x28||132x25|| ||X||X
                    70    57.0 NI
|-
                    70    56.5 NI
|1188X480||70<br/>72<br/>75||31.6<br/>37.8<br/>39.4||I<br/>NI<br/>NI||132x60||132x34||132x30|| ||X||X
                    72    58.1 NI                                    X
|}
                    75    61.1 NI                             X
          1188X350 70   31.6 I  132x43 132x25 132x21
                    84    37.8 NI
                    88    39.4 NI                             X      X
          1188X400 70   31.6 I  132x50 132x28 132x25
                    84    37.8 NI
                    88    39.4 NI                             X     X
          1188X480 70   31.6 I  132x60 132x34 132x30
                    72    37.8 NI
                    75    39.4 NI                             X     X
*These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
*These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
*These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
*These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
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:NI = Non-Interlaced
:NI = Non-Interlaced


NOTE: Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.
;NOTE: Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.


                                    EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS  IBM 63XX MONITOR SUPPORT
                          EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS  IBM 63XX MONITOR SUPPORT
          HORIZONTAL              AND COLUMNS
HORIZONTAL              AND COLUMNS
            X      FRAME LINE 1OR  9X8    9X14  9X16  6312  6314
  X      FRAME LINE 1OR  9X8    9X14  9X16  6312  6314
          VERTICAL RATE  RATE  NI  FONT  FONT  FONT        6319
VERTICAL RATE  RATE  NI  FONT  FONT  FONT        6319
          720x350  70    31.6  NI  80x43  80x25  80x21  X      X
720x350  70    31.6  NI  80x43  80x25  80x21  X      X
                    84    37.9  NI                      X      X
          84    37.9  NI                      X      X
                    88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          720x400  70    31.6  NI  80x50  80x28  80x25  X      X
720x400  70    31.6  NI  80x50  80x28  80x25  X      X
                    84    37.8  NI                      X      X
          84    37.8  NI                      X      X
                    88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          720x480  60    31.6  NI  80x60  80x34  80x30  X      X
720x480  60    31.6  NI  80x60  80x34  80x30  X      X
                    72    37.8  NI                      X      X
          72    37.8  NI                      X      X
                    75    39.4  NI                      X      X
          75    39.4  NI                      X      X
          720x768  43.5  35.6    I 80x96  80x54  80x48  X      X
720x768  43.5  35.6    I 80x96  80x54  80x48  X      X
                    60    48.4  NI                      X      X
          60    48.4  NI                      X      X
                    70    57.0  NI                              X
          70    57.0  NI                              X
                    70    56.5  NI                              X
          70    56.5  NI                              X
                    72    58.1  NI                              X
          72    58.1  NI                              X
                    75    61.1  NI
          75    61.1  NI
          1188X350 70    31.6  I  132x43 132x25 132x21 X      X
1188X350 70    31.6  I  132x43 132x25 132x21 X      X
                    84    37.8  NI                      X      X
          84    37.8  NI                      X      X
                    88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          1188X400 70    31.6  I  132x50 132x28 132x25 X      X
1188X400 70    31.6  I  132x50 132x28 132x25 X      X
                    84    37.8  NI                      X      X
          84    37.8  NI                      X      X
                    88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          88    39.4  NI                      X      X
          1188X480 70    31.6  I  132x60 132x34 132x30 X      X
1188X480 70    31.6  I  132x60 132x34 132x30 X      X
                    72    37.8  NI                      X      X
          72    37.8  NI                      X      X
                    75    39.4  NI                      X      X
          75    39.4  NI                      X      X
*These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
*These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
*These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
*These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
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:NI = Non-Interlaced
:NI = Non-Interlaced


NOTE: Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.
NOTE: Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.


The following are examples of the resolutions that are available with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A when running XGA applications or Device Drivers which exploit DMQS. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is limited only by a maximum PEL clock rate of 90MHz.
The following are examples of the resolutions that are available with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A when running XGA applications or Device Drivers which exploit DMQS. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is limited only by a maximum PEL clock rate of 90MHz.


(Refer to Device Drivers for modes supported by XGA-2 device drivers.)
(Refer to Device Drivers for modes supported by XGA-2 device drivers.)
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The software supplied with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A automatically exploits IBM 85XX and 95XX monitors at the best resolution and refresh rate possible for the monitor attached.
The software supplied with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A automatically exploits IBM 85XX and 95XX monitors at the best resolution and refresh rate possible for the monitor attached.


Supported resolutions detailed above that are not available on IBM displays, are available with some non-IBM (OEM) displays. These displays range in capability from low cost/low function to high cost/high function. Most of these displays respond as an IBM 8514 display when queried by the software supplied with the XGA-2 subsystem. As a result, IBM 8514 resolutions and refresh rates are used as default.
Supported resolutions detailed above that are not available on IBM displays, are available with some non-IBM (OEM) displays. These displays range in capability from low cost/low function to high cost/high function. Most of these displays respond as an IBM 8514 display when queried by the software supplied with the XGA-2 subsystem. As a result, IBM 8514 resolutions and refresh rates are used as default.


The software supplied with the IBM XGA-2 Display Adapter/A, allows the user to override the default screen resolution. Overriding with a resolution which does not meet (or exceeds) the capability of the attached display, can yield unpredictable results.
The software supplied with the IBM XGA-2 Display Adapter/A, allows the user to override the default screen resolution. Overriding with a resolution which does not meet (or exceeds) the capability of the attached display, can yield unpredictable results.


WARNING: Some multi frequency displays may appear to function correctly, however damage may occur over time.
WARNING: Some multi frequency displays may appear to function correctly, however damage may occur over time.
*The user must only select resolutions which are suitable for the display attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.
*The user must only select resolutions which are suitable for the display attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.
*The use of the resolution override should be avoided if the display attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is to be changed frequently with displays of varying characteristics.
*The use of the resolution override should be avoided if the display attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is to be changed frequently with displays of varying characteristics.


The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A along with certain IBM displays, computers and some software has been certified to meet the International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 9241/3. IBM cannot guarantee that all OEM and 63XX displays attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A will provide acceptable front of screen characteristics or meet the ISO 9241/3 standard.
The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A along with certain IBM displays, computers and some software has been certified to meet the International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 9241/3. IBM cannot guarantee that all OEM and 63XX displays attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A will provide acceptable front of screen characteristics or meet the ISO 9241/3 standard.


Refer to the PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem (S42G-2193), for more details on resolution and monitor support.
Refer to the PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem (S42G-2193), for more details on resolution and monitor support.


The following table provides details of the IBM PS/2 displays mentioned above:
The following table provides details of the IBM PS/2 displays mentioned above:
          MONITOR                                   DOT
{|class="wikitable"
          MODEL         MONITOR                     PITCH
!MONITOR MODEL NUMBER||MONITOR DESCRIPTION||DOT PITCH (MM)
          NUMBER        DESCRIPTION                (MM)
|-
          8503         12 Inch Monochrome         0.28
|8503||12 Inch Monochrome||0.28
          8504         12 Inch Monochrome         0.28
|-
          8507         19 Inch Monochrome         0.35
|8504||12 Inch Monochrome||0.28
          8512         14 Inch Color               0.41
|-
          8513         12 Inch Color               0.28
|8507||19 Inch Monochrome||0.35
          8514         16 Inch Color               0.31
|-
          8515         14 Inch Color               0.28
|8512||14 Inch Color||0.41
          8516         14 Inch Color               0.28
|-
          8517         17 Inch Color               0.28
|8513||12 Inch Color||0.28
          8518         14 Inch Color               0.28
|-
          9518         14 Inch Color               0.28
|8514||16 Inch Color||0.31
          9515         14 Inch Color               0.28
|-
          9517         17 Inch Color               0.28
|8515||14 Inch Color||0.28
          7554         19 Inch Color(Industrial)   0.31
|-
 
|8516||14 Inch Color||0.28
|-
|8517||17 Inch Color||0.28
|-
|8518||14 Inch Color||0.28
|-
|9518||14 Inch Color||0.28
|-
|9515||14 Inch Color||0.28
|-
|9517||17 Inch Color||0.28
|-
|7554||19 Inch Color (Industrial)||0.31
|}
PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS:
PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS:


Operating Systems -- The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is supported by the following operating systems:
Operating Systems - The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is supported by the following operating systems:
*IBM Disk Operating System (DOS) Version 3.3 and higher.
*IBM Disk Operating System (DOS) Version 3.3 and higher.
*IBM OS/2 Version 1.3 and higher (requires installation of CSD # XR05100 for OS/2 SE V1.3 or CSD # WR05100 for OS/2 EE V1.3 support).
*IBM OS/2 Version 1.3 and higher (requires installation of CSD # XR05100 for OS/2 SE V1.3 or CSD # WR05100 for OS/2 EE V1.3 support).
*IBM AIX PS/2 1.3 and higher.
*IBM AIX PS/2 1.3 and higher.


Device Drivers: XGA-2 Display Adapter/A device drivers are available for the following environments:
Device Drivers: XGA-2 Display Adapter/A device drivers are available for the following environments:
*OS/2 Version 1.3 Presentation Manager
*OS/2 Version 1.3 Presentation Manager
**640 x 480 16 or 256 colors
**640 x 480 16 or 256 colors
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**1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.
**1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.


IBM Software Products -- The following IBM software products have been tested with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and found to operate substantially as described in their program documentation.
IBM Software Products - The following IBM software products have been tested with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and found to operate substantially as described in their program documentation.
                                              Part      Ordering  Feature
{|
          Description                         Number   Vehicle   Number
!Description||Part Number||Ordering Vehicle||Feature Number
          Operating Systems
|-
          IBM DOS (G) Version 5.0             84F9775   5871-AAA   1964
|Operating Systems
          Operating System/2
|-
            Extended Edition (H)
|IBM DOS (G) Version 5.0||84F9775||5871-AAA||1964
            Version 1.30.2                   15F7195   5871-AAA   1570
|-
          Operating System/2 Version 2.0     84F7586   5871-AAA   2267
|Operating System/2 Extended Edition (H) Version 1.30.2||15F7195||5871-AAA||1570
          Advanced Interactive
|-
            Executive PS/2 (Diskette)
|Operating System/2 Version 2.0||84F7586||5871-AAA||2267
            Version 1.3                       71F0457   5713-AEQ   0313
|-
          IBM 4680 Operating System
|Advanced Interactive Executive PS/2 (Diskette) Version 1.3||71F0457||5713-AEQ||0313
            Version 2.0                       5601192   5601-192* 5181
|-
          IBM 4680 Operating System
|IBM 4680 Operating System Version 2.0||5601192||5601-192*||5181
            Version 4.0                       5696039   5696-039** 5101
|-
          IBM DOS J5.0/V (I) Version 5.02     41G5075   5871-AAA   2584
|IBM 4680 Operating System Version 4.0||5696039||5696-039**||5101
          IBM OS/2 J1.3 (2H92)                         5605-PJA
|-
          NetWare Version 3.11
|IBM DOS J5.0/V (I) Version 5.02||41G5075||5871-AAA||2584
          (G)   DOS 5.0 supports up to seven hard disk
|-
                  devices and additional
|IBM OS/2 J1.3 (2H92)|| ||5605-PJA||
                  SCSI devices (up to a total of 24)
|-
                  in a system.
|NetWare Version 3.11|| || ||
          (H)   OS/2 SE, OS/2 EE Version 1.30.2 and
|-
                  Operating System/2
|colspan=4|
                  Version 2.0, support up to 24 hard disks.
(G) DOS 5.0 supports up to seven hard disk devices and additional SCSI devices (up to a total of 24) in a system.
          (I)   IBM DOS 5.0V supports Japanese language
 
                  operating environment.
(H) OS/2 SE, OS/2 EE Version 1.30.2 and Operating System/2 Version 2.0, support up to 24 hard disks.
          *  Refer to Programming Announcement 288-409, dated August 16, 1988,
 
              for details.
(I) IBM DOS 5.0V supports Japanese language operating environment.
          ** Refer to Programming Announcement 290-459, dated August 21, 1990,
              for details.
                                              Part      Ordering  Feature
          Description                        Number    Vehicle    Number
          Tools and Languages
          Basic Compiler/2 (TM) Version 1.2  6280179  5871-AAA  0822
          C/2 (TM) Version 1.10              6280284  5871-AAA  1410
          COBOL/2 (TM) Version 1.01          6280207  5871-AAA  0816
          FORTRAN/2 (TM) Version 1.05        6280185  5871-AAA  0824
          IBM PC Graphics
            Development Toolkit
            Version 1.2                        6280203  5871-AAA  0929
          Macro Assembler/2 (TM)
            Version 1.0                        6280181  5871-AAA  0820
          Pascal Compiler/2 (TM)
            Version 1.0                        6280183  5871-AAA  0826
          IBM Personal System/2
            Internal Tape Backup
            Convenience Kit --
            DOS Version                        30F5280  5871-AAA  5280
          IBM Personal System/2
            Internal Tape Backup
            Convenience Kit --
            OS/2 (R) Version                  30F5272  5871-AAA  1190
                                              Part      Ordering  Feature
          Description                        Number    Vehicle    Number
          IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Drive
            Backup Program
            DOS Version (J) Version 2.0        87F9828  5871-AAA  1851
          IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Drive
            Backup Program
            OS/2 Version (J) Version 1.01      87F9827  5871-AAA  1854
          IBM PS/2 Internal Tape
            Backup Convenience Kit
            DOS Version, Tape
            and 5279 (J) Version 2.0          87F9830  5871-AAA  1852
          IBM PS/2 Internal Tape
            Backup Convenience Kit
            OS/2 Version, Tape
            and 5279 (J) Version 1.0          87F9829  5871-AAA  1855
          Action Media II Developers
            Tool Kit Version 1.0              14G3337  5871-AAA  2087
          IBM M-Control
            Program/2 (D, E) Version 2.0      04G3544  5871-AAA  2187
          IBM S/370 and S/390
            Optical Media Attach/2
            Version 1.0                        5621264  5621-264  5805
          (D)    Supports VGA or lower resolution modes
                  only. IBM Personal System/2 M-Motion Video
                  Adapter/A does not support ISO displays 9515,
                  9517 or 9518
          (E)    The IBM Personal System/2 M-Motion Video
                  Adapter/A requires the
                  IBM M-Control Program/2 Version 2.0
                  level 210 or higher.
          (J)    All must be used in conjunction with the
                  Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Unit
                  Installation Kit C (87F9826).
                                              Part      Ordering  Feature
          Description                        Number    Vehicle    Number
          Communications
          IBM PC 3270 Emulation
            Program, Entry Level
            Version 2.0                        91F8582  5871-AAA  1803
          IBM PC LAN Program
            Version 1.34                      84X0076  5871-AAA  3246
          IBM Personal
            Communications/3270
            Version 2.0                        91F8594  5871-AAA  1783
          IBM Token-Ring Network
            Bridge Program Version 2.2        53F7724  5871-AAA  1334
          IBM LAN Manager Program
            Version 2.0                        25F8215  5871-AAA  8215
          IBM PC Network
            Bridge Program Version 1.0        16F0493  5871-AAA  8856
          IBM Token-Ring Trace
            Performance Program
            (Version 2.0 requires PTF
            #UR33813) Version 2.01            93X5688  5871-AAA  1339
          IBM LAN Support Program
            Version 1.3                        93F2456  5871-AAA  2585
          IBM System 36/38
            Workstation Emulation
            Program Version 1.0                69X6286  5871-AAA  6286
          PC Support/400 Version 2.1                    5738-PC1
          IBM APPC/PC Version 1.11            75X1047  5871-AAA  0841
          IBM OS/2 LAN Server
            Version 1.30.2                              5871-AAA
          IBM OS/2 LAN Server-Entry
            Version 2.0                        04G1051  5871-AAA
          IBM OS/2 LAN Server
            2.0-Advanced Version 2.0          04G1055  5871-AAA  xxxx
            (supported by OS/2 1.30.2)
          IBM Extended Services
            for OS/2 Version 1.0              96F8326  5871-AAA  xxxx
          IBM Remote 5250 Emulation
            Program Version 2.0                92X0718  5871-AAA  3255
          SAA (TM) Networking
            Services/2 Version 1.0            86F2503  5871-AAA  1611
                                                        Type      Model
          Plant Floor Series (TM)
            Distributed Automation
            Edition:
            Communications System/2 Version 1.2        5601      116
            Material Logistics
            System/2 Version 1.1                      5601      117
            Host Link/2 Version 1.2                    5601      118
            Communication
            Protocol Programs/A Version 1.1            5601      151
            Entry Communications
            System/2 Version 1.2                      5621      022
            Data Collection Device
            Support/2 Version 1.0                      5621      135
            Extended Device Support/2 Version 1.0      5621      183
            Tools/2 Version 1.0                        5621      221
          IBM Device Data Management
            Support Version 1.01                        5601      104
          Communication Subsystems
            for ARTIC, with PTF 5001 Version 1.1        5669      179
          Communication System/DOS Version 1.0        5621      184
            DATA COLLECTION EDITION (TM):
          Data Collector Version 1.1                  5601      299
          5250 & MAPICS Data Services 1.1              5601      398
          3270 & COPICS Data Services 1.1              5601      399
          Data Collection
            Controller/2 Version 1.0                    5756      144
          Data Collector for
            Distributed Automation
            Edition Version 1.0                        5756      145
          7527 Extended Terminal
            Services Version 1.0                        5756      146
                                              Part      Ordering  Feature
          Description                        Number    Vehicle    Number
          IBM Realtime Interface
          Co-Processor Software
          OS/2 Support (K) Version 1.03      33F7229  5662-281  5036
          DOS Support Version 1.03            84F7448  5686-001  5000
          C Language Support Version 1.03    84F7434  5601-060  5020
          Extended Services Version 1.03      84F7410  5688-044  5492
          (K)    The corrective service diskette (CSD)
                  #UL79292 is required to
                  support Realtime Interface Co-Processor
                  OS/2 Support Version 1.03
                  (33F7229, 5662-281).
                                              Part      Ordering  Feature
          Description                        Number    Vehicle    Number
          Applications
          IBM Extended Services
            with Database Manager
            for OS/2 Version 1.0              04G1049  5871-AAA  2278
          DisplayWrite (R) 5
            Version 1.0                        64F6872  5871-BBB  0761
          IBM DisplayWrite 4/2
            Version 1.0                                  5871-AAA
          IBM DisplayWrite 5/2
            Version 1.0                        25F5959  5871-BBB  5959
          Writing Assistant (TM)
            Version 2.0                        6024460  5875-MMM  4460
          Filing Assistant (R)
            Version 2.0                        6024457  5875-MMM  4497
          Storyboard (TM) Plus
            Version 2.0                        73F6005  5872-BBB  1139
          IBM Current Version 1.2                      5871-AAA
          IBM Hollywood Version 1.0                    5871-AAA
          Audio Visual
            Connection (R) Version 1.05        15F7133  5871-AAA  0171
          IBM CAD-DOS Version 1.2            64F6914  5871-AAA  0707
          IBM CAD/Plus-DOS Version 1.2        64F6921  5871-AAA  0636
          IBM ImagePlus Workstation
            Program/DOS Version 2.2            5621042  5621-042
          SAA ImagePlus Workstation
            Program/2 Version 1.0              5621047  5621-047
          IBM SAA ImagePlus/2
            Version 1.0                        5696125  5621-125  5040


* Refer to Programming Announcement 288-409, dated August 16, 1988, for details.
** Refer to Programming Announcement 290-459, dated August 21, 1990, for details.
|}
{|
!Description||Part Number||Ordering Vehicle||Feature Number
|-
|Tools and Languages
|-
|Basic Compiler/2™ Version 1.2||6280179||5871-AAA||0822
|-
|C/2™ Version 1.10||6280284||5871-AAA||1410
|-
|COBOL/2™ Version 1.01||6280207||5871-AAA||0816
|-
|FORTRAN/2™ Version 1.05||6280185||5871-AAA||0824
|-
|IBM PC Graphics Development Toolkit Version 1.2||6280203||5871-AAA||0929
|-
|Macro Assembler/2™ Version 1.0||6280181||5871-AAA||0820
|-
|Pascal Compiler/2™ Version 1.0||6280183||5871-AAA||0826
|-
|IBM Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit - DOS Version||30F5280||5871-AAA||5280
|-
|IBM Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit - OS/2® Version||30F5272||5871-AAA||1190
|-
|IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Drive Backup Program DOS Version (J) Version 2.0||87F9828||5871-AAA||1851
|-
|IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Drive Backup Program OS/2 Version (J) Version 1.01||87F9827||5871-AAA||1854
|-
|IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit DOS Version, Tape and 5279 (J) Version 2.0||87F9830||5871-AAA||1852
|-
|IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit OS/2 Version, Tape and 5279 (J) Version 1.0||87F9829||5871-AAA||1855
|-
|Action Media II Developers Tool Kit Version 1.0||14G3337||5871-AAA||2087
|-
|IBM M-Control Program/2 (D, E) Version 2.0||04G3544||5871-AAA||2187
|-
|IBM S/370 and S/390 Optical Media Attach/2 Version 1.0||5621264||5621-264||5805
|-
|colspan=4|
(D) Supports VGA or lower resolution modes only. IBM Personal System/2 M-Motion Video Adapter/A does not support ISO displays 9515, 9517 or 9518
(E) The IBM Personal System/2 M-Motion Video Adapter/A requires the IBM M-Control Program/2 Version 2.0 level 210 or higher.
(J) All must be used in conjunction with the Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Unit Installation Kit C (87F9826).
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!Description||Part Number||Ordering Vehicle||Feature Number
|-
!colspan=4|Communications
|-
|IBM PC 3270 Emulation Program, Entry Level Version 2.0||91F8582||5871-AAA||1803
|-
|IBM PC LAN Program Version 1.34||84X0076||5871-AAA||3246
|-
|IBM Personal Communications/3270 Version 2.0||91F8594||5871-AAA||1783
|-
|IBM Token-Ring Network Bridge Program Version 2.2||53F7724||5871-AAA||1334
|-
|IBM LAN Manager Program Version 2.0||25F8215||5871-AAA||8215
|-
|IBM PC Network Bridge Program Version 1.0||16F0493||5871-AAA||8856
|-
|IBM Token-Ring Trace Performance Program (Version 2.0 requires PTF #UR33813) Version 2.01||93X5688||5871-AAA||1339
|-
|IBM LAN Support Program Version 1.3||93F2456||5871-AAA||2585
|-
|IBM System 36/38 Workstation Emulation Program Version 1.0||69X6286||5871-AAA||6286
|-
|PC Support/400 Version 2.1||5738-PC1
|-
|IBM APPC/PC Version 1.11||75X1047||5871-AAA||0841
|-
|IBM OS/2 LAN Server Version 1.30.2|| ||5871-AAA||
|-
|IBM OS/2 LAN Server-Entry Version 2.0||04G1051||5871-AAA||
|-
|IBM OS/2 LAN Server 2.0-Advanced Version 2.0 (supported by OS/2 1.30.2)||04G1055||5871-AAA||xxxx
|-
|IBM Extended Services for OS/2 Version 1.0||96F8326||5871-AAA||xxxx
|-
|IBM Remote 5250 Emulation Program Version 2.0||92X0718||5871-AAA||3255
|-
|SAA™ Networking Services/2 Version 1.0||86F2503||5871-AAA||1611
|}
{|class="wikitable"
! ||Type Model
|-
!colspan=2|Plant Floor Series™
|-
|colspan=2|Distributed Automation Edition:
|-
|Communications System/2 Version 1.2||5601 116
|-
|Material Logistics System/2 Version 1.1||5601 117
|-
|Host Link/2 Version 1.2||5601 118
|-
|Communication Protocol Programs/A Version 1.1||5601 151
|-
|Entry Communications System/2 Version 1.2||5621 022
|-
|Data Collection Device Support/2 Version 1.0||5621 135
|-
|Extended Device Support/2 Version 1.0||5621 183
|-
|Tools/2 Version 1.0||5621 221
|-
|IBM Device Data Management Support Version 1.01||5601 104
|-
|Communication Subsystems for ARTIC, with PTF 5001 Version 1.1||5669 179
|-
|Communication System/DOS Version 1.0||5621 184
|-
|colspan=2|DATA COLLECTION EDITION™:
|-
|Data Collector Version 1.1||5601 299
|-
|5250 & MAPICS Data Services 1.1||5601 398
|-
|3270 & COPICS Data Services 1.1||5601 399
|-
|Data Collection Controller/2 Version 1.0||5756 144
|-
|Data Collector for Distributed Automation Edition Version 1.0||5756 145
|-
|7527 Extended Terminal Services Version 1.0||5756 146
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!Description||Part Number||Ordering Vehicle||Feature Number
|-
!colspan=4|IBM Realtime Interface Co-Processor Software
|-
|OS/2 Support (K) Version 1.03||33F7229||5662-281||5036
|-
|DOS Support Version 1.03||84F7448||5686-001||5000
|-
|C Language Support Version 1.03||84F7434||5601-060||5020
|-
|Extended Services Version 1.03||84F7410||5688-044||5492
|}
(K) The corrective service diskette (CSD) #UL79292 is required to support Realtime Interface Co-Processor OS/2 Support Version 1.03 (33F7229, 5662-281).
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!Description||Part Number||Ordering Vehicle||Feature Number
|-
!colspan=4|Applications
|-
|IBM Extended Services with Database Manager for OS/2 Version 1.0||04G1049||5871-AAA||2278
|-
|DisplayWrite® 5 Version 1.0||64F6872||5871-BBB||0761
|-
|IBM DisplayWrite 4/2 Version 1.0|| ||5871-AAA||
|-
|IBM DisplayWrite 5/2 Version 1.0||25F5959||5871-BBB||5959
|-
|Writing Assistant™ Version 2.0||6024460||5875-MMM||4460
|-
|Filing Assistant® Version 2.0||6024457||5875-MMM||4497
|-
|Storyboard™ Plus Version 2.0||73F6005||5872-BBB||1139
|-
|IBM Current Version 1.2|| ||5871-AAA||
|-
|IBM Hollywood Version 1.0|| ||5871-AAA||
|-
|Audio Visual Connection® Version 1.05||15F7133||5871-AAA||0171
|-
|IBM CAD-DOS Version 1.2||64F6914||5871-AAA||0707
|-
|IBM CAD/Plus-DOS Version 1.2||64F6921||5871-AAA||0636
|-
|IBM ImagePlus Workstation Program/DOS Version 2.2||5621042||5621-042||
|-
|SAA ImagePlus Workstation Program/2 Version 1.0||5621047||5621-047||
|-
|IBM SAA ImagePlus/2 Version 1.0||5696125||5621-125||5040
|}
VENDOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS:  The following software products have been tested by the vendors and certified as compatible with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.  IBM has not evaluated these products and makes no warranty, comments or judgements about their functions, quality, performance, etc.
VENDOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS:  The following software products have been tested by the vendors and certified as compatible with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.  IBM has not evaluated these products and makes no warranty, comments or judgements about their functions, quality, performance, etc.
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The following Vendor software products have been tested by an Independent Test Laboratory on the IBM PS/2 Model 90 or Model 95, incorporating the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. During testing, the products were found to operate substantially as described in their program documentation. IBM has not evaluated these products and makes no warranty, comments or judgements about their functions, quality, performance, etc. An X in the Test Environment column indicates that the specific version of the product has been tested and has passed. Listed products may not be available in all countries.
The following Vendor software products have been tested by an Independent Test Laboratory on the IBM PS/2 Model 90 or Model 95, incorporating the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. During testing, the products were found to operate substantially as described in their program documentation. IBM has not evaluated these products and makes no warranty, comments or judgements about their functions, quality, performance, etc. An X in the Test Environment column indicates that the specific version of the product has been tested and has passed. Listed products may not be available in all countries.
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!rowspan=2|Software Publisher||rowspan=2|Description||colspan=3|Test Environment
|-
!DOS 5.0||OS/2 1.3||OS/2 2.0
|-
|Adobe||Illustrator Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|rowspan=2|Aldus||PageMaker (6) Version 4.0|| || ||
|-
|Persuasion (6) Version 2.1||X|| ||
|-
|rowspan=3|Ashton-Tate (7)||dBASE III (8) Plus Version 1.1||X|| ||
|-
|dBASE IV (8) Version 1.1||X|| ||X
|-
|Multimate (8) Version 4.0<br/>(formerly MultiMate Advantage II Version 1.0)||X|| ||
|-
|rowspan=3|Autodesk, Inc.||AutoSketch (9) Version 2.0||X|| ||
|-
|AutoCAD (9) Version 11c2||X|| ||
|-
|AutoCAD386 (9) Version 11c||X|| ||
|-
|rowspan=8|Borland International, Inc.||PARADOX for OS/2 Version 2.1|| ||X||X
|-
|PARADOX (10) Version 3.5||X|| ||
|-
|Quattro Pro Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|SideKick Version 2.0||X|| ||
|-
|SideKick/PM Version 2.1|| ||X||X
|-
|TURBO C++ Prof Version 1.0||X|| ||
|-
|TURBO C Version 2.0||X|| ||
|-
|Turbo Pascal for Windows Version 1.0||X|| ||
|-
|Caseworks (11)||CASE PM (11) (E) Version 2.0|| ||X||X
|-
|Cawthorn Software Group||ChipChat (12) Version 1.2|| ||X||X
|-
|Central Point Software||PC Tools Deluxe Version 7.1||X|| ||
|-
|Computer Associates||AccPac Plus SM/2 Version 6.0B
|-
| ||SuperProject (13) Expert/2 Version 1.1|| ||X||X
|-
|Corel Systems||Draw Version 2.0||X|| ||
|-
|DAC Software||DAC-Easy Accounting Version 4.1||X
|-
|Dahlia Associates||Tickler/2 Version 1.0|| ||X||
|-
|DataStorm Technology||PROCOMM Plus Version 2.01||
|-
|DeScribe||Word Publisher Version 1.1||
|-
|Digital Communications Assoc.||Crosstalk Mark IV Versions 2.0/1.01||X
|-
| ||Crosstalk XVI Version 3.71|| ||X||X
|-
|Digital Research||Dr. DOS Version 6.0||
|-
|Fifth Generation Systems||FastBack Plus (14) Version 3.04||X||
|-
|Fox Software, Inc.||Fox Pro Version 1.02||X|| ||
|-
|Guidance Technology||Choreographer (15) Version 1.2|| || ||
|-
|Hayes Microcomputer Products||SmartCom III Version 1.2|| || ||
|-
|Hilgraeve||HyperACCESS/5 Version 1.0|| ||X||X
|-
|Intelligent Environments||Applications Manager Version 3.00.84|| || ||
|-
|Intuit||Quicken Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|Language Process||RM/FORTRAN Version 4.10.02|| ||X||X
|-
|Living Videotext||ThinkTank Version 2.4|| ||X||
|-
|rowspan=7|Lotus Development Corporation||Agenda (16) Version 2.0|| ||X||X
|-
|Freelance (16) Plus Version 3.01||X|| ||
|-
|1-2-3 Version 2.3||X|| ||
|-
|1-2-3 Version 3.0|| ||X||X
|-
|1-2-3 Version 3.1|| || ||X
|-
|1-2-3G Version 1.0|| ||X||X
|-
|Symphony Version 2.2||X|| ||
|-
|Microcom||Carbon Copy Plus Version 6.0||X|| ||
|-
|rowspan=3|Micro Focus (17)||COBOL/2™ Versions 2.5.23|| ||X||X
|-
|COBOL/2 Workbench (17) Versions 2.5.18|| ||X||X
|-
|COBOL/2 Toolset (17) Version 2.5.23|| ||X||X
|-
|rowspan=2|Micrografx||Charisma Version 2.1||X|| ||
|-
|Designer PM Versions 1.02/3.1|| || ||
|-
|rowspan=2|Microrim (18)||R: BASE (18) for DOS Version 3.1A||X|| ||
|-
|R: BASE for OS/2 Version 2.1|| ||X||X
|-
|rowspan=13|Microsoft (3) Corporation||Basic Compiler (D) Version 7.1||X||X||X
|-
|Excel Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|Excel for OS/2 Version 3.0|| || ||
|-
|FORTRAN Compiler (D) Version 5.0|| || ||
|-
|Macro Assembler Version 6.0||X||X||X
|-
|C Complier Version 6.0a||X|| ||
|-
|C 5 Version 5.1||X|| ||
|-
|Pascal Compiler (D) Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|Windows (4) Version 3.0||X|| ||
|-
|Flight Simulator Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|Word Version 5.5||X|| ||X
|-
|Word for Windows Version 2.0||X|| ||
|-
|Works Version 2.0||X|| ||
|-
|Oracle Corporation||ORACLE (19) for OS/2 Version 6.0|| ||X||
|-
|rowspan=2|Peter Norton, Inc.||Norton Utilities Advanced Version 6.01A||X|| ||
|-
|Guides OS/2 API Version 1.04|| || ||
|-
|Prodigy, Inc.||Prodigy (20) Version 3.1||X|| ||
|-
|Qualitas (21) Inc.||386MAX (21) Version 6.0||X|| ||
|-
|BlueMAX (21) Version 5.10||X|| ||
|-
|Quarterdeck, Inc.||DESQview 386/QEMM Version 2.3||X|| ||
|-
|Rightsoft Corporation||Rightwriter (22) Version 3.1||X|| ||
|-
|Software Publishing||Harvard (23) Graphics Version 2.301||X|| ||
|-
|FormTool Version 2.01D||X|| ||
|-
|PFS: First Choice Version 3.02||X|| ||
|-
|PFS: First Publisher Version 3.0||X|| ||
|-
|FormTool Version 3.00|| || ||
|-
|PFS: Professional File Version 2.01||X|| ||
|-
|PFS: Professional Write Version 2.21||X|| ||
|-
|Southeast Office Products||Remote OS for OS/2 Version 1.0|| ||X||
|-
|SPSS, Inc.||SPSS for OS/2 Version 4.1.1||X|| ||
|-
|Sytron Corporation ||Sytos (24) Plus Version 1.3||X|| ||
|-
|rowspan=2|Symantec Corporation||Q&A (25) Version 4.0||X|| ||
|-
|Q&A for OS/2 (25) Version 3.0|| ||X||
|-
|rowspan=5|Timberline||Medallion Gold||
|-
|Accounts Payable Version 1.4||
|-
|General Ledger Version 1.4||
|-
|Property Manager Version 4.2||
|-
|Starter Set Version 1.4||
|-
|WordPerfect (26) Corporation||WordPerfect Version 5.1|| || ||X
|-
|WordPerfect for OS/2||Version 5.0|| ||X||X
|-
|rowspan=2|WordStar (27) International Corporation||WordStar 2000 Plus Version 3.5||X|| ||
|-
|WordStar Professional Version 6.0||X|| ||
|-
|Xerox||Ventura Publisher Version 3.0||X|| ||
|}
 
COMPATIBILITY:
 
Hardware Compatibility - While providing additional capabilities, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is fully compatible with the XGA Display Adapter/A. (Refer to the PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem, S42G-2193-00, for additional information.)
 
In VGA mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is fully compatible with XGA Display Adapter/A. No application modifications are required.


                                                      Test Environment
In 132 column text mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports the same 8-pixel characters and resolutions (1056x200, 1056x350, 1056x400) as XGA. In addition, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides 9-pixel characters with resolutions of 1188x200, 1188x350, and 1188x400. 132 column text mode can be displayed with either ISO or non-ISO refresh rates, but should be invoked only when the attached monitor can accept the appropriate video rates. Refer to the Display Units Supported section for details on video rates.
          Software                                    DOS  OS/2  OS/2
          Publisher        Description                5.0  1.3  2.0
          Adobe            Illustrator Version 4.0      X
          Aldus            PageMaker (6) Version 4.0
          Aldus            Persuasion (6) Version 2.1  X
          Ashton-
            Tate (7)        dBASE III (8) Plus
                            Version 1.1                X
                            dBASE IV (8) Version 1.1    X        X
                            Multimate (8) Version 4.0    X
                            (formerly
                            MultiMate
                            Advantage II
                            Version 1.0)
          Autodesk, Inc.  AutoSketch (9) Version 2.0  X
                            AutoCAD (9) Version 11c2    X
                            AutoCAD386 (9) Version 11c  X
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            International,
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                            PARADOX (10) Version 3.5    X
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          SPSS, Inc.      SPSS for OS/2 Version 4.1.1      X
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          Symantec
            Corporation    Q&A (25) Version 4.0        X
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          Software                                    DOS  OS/2  OS/2
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            International
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            Xerox          Ventura Publisher
                            Version 3.0                X
            (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines
              Corporation.
            (TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
            (3) Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
            (4) Trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
            (6) Registered trademark of Aldus Corporation.
            (7) Registered trademark of Ashton-Tate.
            (8) Trademark of Ashton-Tate.
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            (26) Registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
            (27) Registered trademark of WordStar International Corporation.
          COMPATIBILITY:
                  Hardware Compatibility -- While providing additional
          capabilities, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is fully compatible with
          the XGA Display Adapter/A.  (Refer to the PS/2 Hardware Interface
          Technical Reference -- Video Subsystem, S42G-2193-00, for additional
          information.)
                  In VGA mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is fully compatible with
          XGA Display Adapter/A.  No application modifications are required.
                  In 132 column text mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports the
          same 8-pixel characters and resolutions (1056x200, 1056x350,
          1056x400) as XGA. In addition, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides
          9-pixel characters with resolutions of 1188x200, 1188x350, and
          1188x400. 132 column text mode can be displayed with either ISO or
          non-ISO refresh rates, but should be invoked only when the attached
          monitor can accept the appropriate video rates. Refer to the Display
          Units Supported section for details on video rates.


IBM recommends that applications developers use the BIOS mode 14h call to invoke 132 column text mode to ensure future compatibility. Applications written to XGA hardware for 132 column support (1056 PELS) will also get 1056 PELS with XGA-2 hardware.
IBM recommends that applications developers use the BIOS mode 14h call to invoke 132 column text mode to ensure future compatibility. Applications written to XGA hardware for 132 column support (1056 PELS) will also get 1056 PELS with XGA-2 hardware.
Applications written to BIOS mode 14h will get 1056 PEL on XGA hardware and 1188 PELS on XGA-2 hardware.
Applications written to BIOS mode 14h will get 1056 PEL on XGA hardware and 1188 PELS on XGA-2 hardware.


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*DOS VGA graphics applications in a window on the PM desktop.
*DOS VGA graphics applications in a window on the PM desktop.


NOTE: Support of non-interlaced frequencies requires the installation of Service Pak XR06050 for OS/2 V2.00, or the purchase of a system unit pre-installed with OS/2 V2.00.1 or higher.  OS/2 V2.00 level does not supply seamless Windows support (only full screen support).
NOTE: Support of non-interlaced frequencies requires the installation of Service Pak XR06050 for OS/2 V2.00, or the purchase of a system unit pre-installed with OS/2 V2.00.1 or higher.  OS/2 V2.00 level does not supply seamless Windows support (only full screen support).


Windows 3.0, 3.1 Environment
Windows 3.0, 3.1 Environment
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*VGA graphics applications in a window.
*VGA graphics applications in a window.


NOTE: For above support, the customer must utilize XGA device driver diskette V1.2 or higher.
NOTE: For above support, the customer must utilize XGA device driver diskette V1.2 or higher.


DOS Environment
DOS Environment
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*applications written to the 8514/A hardware registers.
*applications written to the 8514/A hardware registers.


NOTE: For above support, the customer must utilize XGA device driver diskette V1.2 or higher.
NOTE: For above support, the customer must utilize XGA device driver diskette V1.2 or higher.


The following XGA device drivers will provide XGA function when used with XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and existing PS/2 85XX monitors:
The following XGA device drivers will provide XGA function when used with XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and existing PS/2 85XX monitors:
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*AutoCAD release 10 XGA device driver.
*AutoCAD release 10 XGA device driver.


No application or driver modifications are required for extended graphics mode on existing PS/2 monitors. Support of new 95XX monitors, however, requires modification to applications and device drivers to implement Display Mode Query and Set (DMQS), a comprehensive new method for identifying monitor and display adapter characteristics. DMQS better enables applications and drivers to maintain compatibility with changes in adapter and monitor products. (Refer to the PS/2 Video Subsystem Technical Reference, S42G-2193-00, for additional information.)
No application or driver modifications are required for extended graphics mode on existing PS/2 monitors. Support of new 95XX monitors, however, requires modification to applications and device drivers to implement Display Mode Query and Set (DMQS), a comprehensive new method for identifying monitor and display adapter characteristics. DMQS better enables applications and drivers to maintain compatibility with changes in adapter and monitor products. (Refer to the PS/2 Video Subsystem Technical Reference, S42G-2193-00, for additional information.)


IBM recommends that XGA-2 applications be written to the API's of OS/2 Presentation Manager and Microsoft Windows rather than to the XGA-2 hardware registers or the XGA-2 DOS AI. If writing to the hardware registers, consult the PS/2 XGA Adapter Interface Technical Reference, S15F-2154-00, to ensure XGA/XGA-2 register compatibility.
IBM recommends that XGA-2 applications be written to the API's of OS/2 Presentation Manager and Microsoft Windows rather than to the XGA-2 hardware registers or the XGA-2 DOS AI. If writing to the hardware registers, consult the PS/2 XGA Adapter Interface Technical Reference, S15F-2154-00, to ensure XGA/XGA-2 register compatibility.
The XGA-2 DOS AI does not support 132 column text mode or direct color mode.
The XGA-2 DOS AI does not support 132 column text mode or direct color mode.


==PLANNING INFORMATION==
==PLANNING INFORMATION==
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES: The customer is responsible for setup and checkout of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. Instructions are provided with the product.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES: The customer is responsible for setup and checkout of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. Instructions are provided with the product.


CABLE ORDERS: No cables required.
CABLE ORDERS: No cables required.


PROBLEM DETERMINATION: Customer problem determination procedures are included in the installation instructions provided with the adapter and with the system unit. Hardware Maintenance Library information is available for testing and servicing the product.
PROBLEM DETERMINATION: Customer problem determination procedures are included in the installation instructions provided with the adapter and with the system unit. Hardware Maintenance Library information is available for testing and servicing the product.


PACKAGING: The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A option package includes the following items:
PACKAGING: The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A option package includes the following items:
*Option adapter card.
*Option adapter card.
*Startup option diskette containing configuration programs and diagnostics.
*Startup option diskette containing configuration programs and diagnostics.
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FEATURE SECTION
FEATURE SECTION
 
:MES DISCOUNT APPLICABLE: No.
MES DISCOUNT APPLICABLE: No.
:FIELD INSTALLABLE FEATURE: Yes.
 
:WARRANTY PERIOD: Three Years. However, an optional one year warranty is available via special bid.
FIELD INSTALLABLE FEATURE: Yes.
:CUSTOMER SETUP: Yes.
 
WARRANTY PERIOD: Three Years. However, an optional one year warranty is available via special bid.
 
CUSTOMER SETUP: Yes.
 
All other terms and conditions are the same as those applicable to the IBM system unit in which the feature is installed.
All other terms and conditions are the same as those applicable to the IBM system unit in which the feature is installed.


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[[Category:Announcements]]
:® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
:™ Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
:(1) Based upon results using PC Labs Windows Graphics Benchmark Version 2.0.
:(2) XGA-2 Display Adapter/A meets the ISO Standard 9241 Part 3 requirement to be free of flicker to at least 90% of the user population.
:(3) Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
:(4) Trademark of Microsoft Corporation
:(5) Trademark of Autodesk, Inc.
:(6) Registered trademark of Aldus Corporation.
:(7) Registered trademark of Ashton-Tate.
:(8) Trademark of Ashton-Tate.
:(9) Registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc.
:(10) Registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.
:(11) Trademark of Caseworks, Inc.
:(12) Registered trademark of M. R. Cawthorn.
:(13) Registered trademark of Computer Associates International, Inc.
:(14) Registered trademark of Fifth Generation Systems
:(15) Registered trademark of Virtual Machine Corporation.
:(16) Registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
:(17) Trademark of Micro Focus.
:(18) Registered trademark of Microrim, Inc.
:(19) Registered trademark of Oracle Corporation.
:(20) Registered trademark of Prodigy Services Company, Inc.
:(21) Registered trademark of Qualitas Inc.
:(22) Registered trademark of Rightsoft Corporation.
:(23) Trademark of Software Publishing Corporation.
:(24) Registered trademark of Sytron Corporation.
:(25) Registered trademark of Symantec Corporation.
:(26) Registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
:(27) Registered trademark of WordStar International Corporation.
 
[[Category:IBM US Announcement Letter]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, 21 October 2024

DATE 09-21-92

ABSTRACT

The IBM Personal System/2® (PS/2® XGA®-2 Display Adapter/A provides additional function and significant performance improvements over the existing IBM XGA Display Adapter/A. In some cases, specific operations have been improved as much as 32 times (1) that of the XGA Display Adapter. Performance improvements measured at the application level are up to 2.5 times that of the XGA Display Adapter.

New higher screen refresh rate and non-interlaced scanning enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of "flicker free" (2) performance even at high resolution (1024 x 768). The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also offers enhanced color features, support for the new IBM 95XX and existing 85XX monitors, and conforms with new industry and government standards, such as International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 9241/3 (refer to Product Announcement 192-221, dated September 21, 1992).

As a result of IBM's continued commitment to improve product reliability, the new XGA-2 Display/A comes with a three year warranty. However, an optional one year warranty is available via special bid.

Planned Availability Date: September 21, 1992.

® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
(1) Based upon results using PC Labs Windows Graphics Benchmark Version 2.0.
(2) XGA-2 Display Adapter/A meets the ISO Standard 9241 Part 3 requirement to be free of flicker to at least 90% of the user population.

PRODNO: 87F4773

OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

  • System usability enhanced by new non-interlaced monitor operation and higher monitor refresh rate (up to 75Hz).
  • In some cases, application level performance increased up to 2.5 times by improved display adapter and device driver performance.
  • User application growth potential further enabled with increased standard video memory, support for new monitor standards, and updated application drivers.
  • Customer investment protected by compatibility with existing display adapters, monitors, and applications.

DESCRIPTION

USER PRODUCTIVITY

ERGONOMIC DESIGN AND SCREEN FLICKER: Today's widespread move to applications based on graphical user interfaces and higher screen resolutions places greater demands on the ergonomic design of visual subsystems. High resolution graphics modes and white screen backgrounds can promote more noticeable screen flicker, a condition that may affect user productivity. Flicker, however, can be reduced by increasing the screen refresh rate--the number of times per second that the screen image is redrawn. Flicker can also be reduced by non-interlaced scanning--or drawing the whole screen image in one pass. Reducing screen flicker can improve user productivity.

The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports higher refresh rates up to 75Hz for use with appropriate monitors. Also, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A now supports non-interlaced scanning in 1024 x 768 mode. Higher refresh rates and non-interlaced scanning combine to enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of enhanced usability and potential productivity gains.

PERFORMANCE: The IBM PS/2 XGA Display Adapter/A set a new standard for high performance video subsystems, providing the high-performance graphics and high screen content demanded by graphical user interfaces in Operating System/2® (OS/2®) Presentation Manager®, Microsoft Windows, AIX® and other environments. Optimized for windowing and high resolution performance, XGA features:

  • Faster VGA
  • Dual-port video memory (VRAM)
  • Bus mastering
  • Drawing acceleration (coprocessor)
  • Hardware cursor (sprite)
  • Application device drivers.

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A further enhances the performance benefits of several of the key features. Performance of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A advanced function modes is over twice the performance at the application level, due to faster VRAMs, memory controller redesign, improved busmastering, more efficient coprocessor polling, and significant tuning of the device drivers.

Also, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides full coprocessor support for direct color mode, allowing customers the benefit of 640 x 480 resolution with 65,536 colors at a performance level comparable to XGA 640 x 480 with 256 colors.

® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

CLARITY AND READABILITY: The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides improved 132 column text support. While the adapter still supports the 8-pixel character resolutions of XGA Display Adapter/A, it also provide a 9-pixel character resolutions of 1188 x 200, 1188 x 350, and 1188 x 400. This will further improve the clarity and readability of the text.

GROWTH ENABLEMENT

COLOR ENHANCEMENTS: The announcement of XGA Display Adapter/A enabled customers to take advantage of an increasing number of applications with graphical user interfaces, higher screen content, and more colors. XGA Display Adapter/A was upgradeable to 640 x 480 with 65,536 colors and 1024 x 768 with 256 colors by means of an extra-charge memory feature, the PS/2 Video Memory Expansion Option.

Displaying up to 65,536 colors at once (16-bit color mode) can yield a high-color, lifelike display of scanned or captured color images. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides the same capabilities with 1MB of VRAM on the standard adapter for no additional charge. And 16-bit color mode is now supported by OS/2 and Windows device drivers.

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also features 8-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs), versus the 6-bit DACs used by XGA Display Adapter. With 8-bit DACs, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A now supports a palette of 16.7 million possible color combinations of which 256 can be displayed at any one time. (the XGA Display Adapter allows 256 of a possible 262,144 colors.) Similarly, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides 256 possible shades of grey, compared with XGA Display Adapter's 64 shades.

ERGONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS - STANDARDS: With the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A, customers have a growth path to current and new applications that use enhanced-color modes. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and the new 95XX family of monitors are designed to meet stringent ergonomic and environmental requirements of emerging international standards, such as the International Standards Organization (ISO). The new adapter card and monitors provide customers the means of meeting governmental requirements where applicable, as well as deriving the benefits of front-of-screen usability features such as...

  • Stable screen image
  • ISO conforming fonts
  • ISO conforming software support
  • Quality system design.

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can also be used with non-IBM monitors conforming with Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) specifications for...

  • VGA (640 x 480) mode at 72Hz non-interlaced
  • SVGA (800 x 600) mode at 72Hz non-interlaced
  • XGA (1024 x 768) mode at 70Hz non-interlaced.

To enable customers to take advantage of the XGA-2 enhanced features, new versions of video device drivers are provided, including IBM OS/2 1.3 and 2.0, IBM AIX PS/2 1.3, IBM DOS, Microsoft (3) Windows (4) 3.0 and 3.1, and AutoCAD (5) 10 and 11. (Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for further information on device driver and monitor support.)

(3) Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
(4) Trademark of Microsoft Corporation
(5) Trademark of Autodesk, Inc.

INVESTMENT PROTECTION

As an extension to the XGA architecture, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides all the function and support provided by the existing XGA Display Adapter/A for monitor products. In addition, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports other industry resolutions, such as, the VESA standard of 800 x 600 with 64K colors. Customers, therefore, are assured of continued use of existing 85XX monitors and applications as well as benefit from the enhanced features of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and new 95XX monitors. Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for complete information on monitor support.

All applications that were supported on the XGA Display Adapter/A run unchanged on XGA-2 Display Adapter/A (assuming the applications followed the XGA technical Reference Guidelines and the customer is using an 85XX monitor). This includes applications written to the application program interface (API) of DOS, OS/2 PM, Microsoft Windows, and AutoCAD. A variety of XGA-compatible applications provided by vendors also support the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. Refer to the Specified Operating Environment section for more information on application support.

Significant performance improvements have been made to the device drivers provided for the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. These drivers have been designed to maintain downward compatibility with the XGA Display Adapter/A. This will allow existing customers to enjoy some of the performance improvements provided for the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has been designed to reduced the complexity and therefore cost of systems management. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has a programmable PEL clock generator, and as such it does not have any fixed resolutions or modes. The resolutions available are depend on the display attached rather than a function of the adapter card. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is also easier to configure. The EPROM is now relocatable and the 1MB aperture can be disabled. In addition, the device drivers are modified to support Display Mode Query and Set (DMQS), a comprehensive new method for identifying monitors and display adapter characteristics.

The combinations of these features provide a new flexibility for system configuration and inventory management of displays and graphics adapter cards.

PRODUCT POSITIONING

The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides a superset of function and more than twice the performance of the existing IBM XGA Display Adapter/A at a reduced price. New higher screen refresh rate (75Hz) and noninterlaced scanning enhance ergonomic benefits to the customer in the form of reduced flicker at high resolution (1024 X 768). XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also offers enhanced color features, support for new 95XX monitors, and conforms with new industry and government standards. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is intended to replace the XGA Display Adapter/A.

CUSTINFO

PUBLICATIONS

The following publications are provided with the product. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Installation Instructions pack includes instructions and a startup option diskette for installing and configuring the adapter card. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Device Driver Installation Instructions pack includes a device driver diskette and instructions for installing the device drivers.

TITLE PART NUMBER LANGUAGE
XGA-2 Display Adapter/A Installation Instructions and Startup Option Diskette 41G2929 English, US
XGA Device Drivers Installation Instructions and Diskette 41G2928 English, US

The following publications are available for ordering. Contact your IBM marketing representative.

Technical reference publications are for programmers, engineers, and others who need detailed hardware and software specifications.

The IBM PS/2 XGA Adapter Interface Technical Reference contains a description of the XGA Adapter Interface functions, including programming considerations for each function set.

The IBM Hardware Interface Technical Reference contains a description of the basic operation of the video subsystem, including a complete description of the VGA mode.

The hardware maintenance library publications are for service people to use in diagnosing and repairing adapter hardware problems.

Included in the pack is a supplement to the IBM PS/2 Hardware Maintenance Reference, SBOF-3989; a supplement to the IBM PS/2 Hardware Maintenance Service Manual, SBOF-3988; and a diagnostics diskette.

TITLE ORDER NUMBER PART NUMBER
PS/2 XGA Adapter Interface Technical Reference S15F-2154 15F2154
PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem S42G-2193 42G2193
Hardware Maintenance Service and Reference Supplements S41G-3324 41G3324

System Library Subscription Service (SLSS) is available by order number only. Customers currently subscribing to SLSS will receive publication updates automatically.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT:

Temperature: 10 to 35 (degs) C (50 to 95 (degs) F)
Relative Humidity: 8 to 80 percent non-condensing
Wet Bulb: 22.8 (degs) C (73 (degs) F)

Complies with the following standards:

  • FCC Class B
  • CISPRR-22B
  • GOP
  • VCCI-2

MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:

System Units Supported - The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can be installed in any Micro Channel® Architecture PS/2 386, 386SX, 386SLC™, 486SX, 486 or higher IBM PS/2 system unit. Supported systems include IBM Personal System/2 Model 55 SX and SLC™, 56 SX , 56 SLC, 56 486SLC2, 57 SX, 57 SLC, 57 486SLC2, 65 SX, 70, 76, 77, P70, P75, 80 ,90 XP, 95 XP; IBM Ultimedia™ Model M57, M77, and M57 486SLC2; 7546, 7561, and 7562 Industrial Computers; GEARBOX® Model 800 (7568-D40 only).

All models of the following machine types are support:

8555        8573        9557        7546
8556        8580        9576        7561
8557        8590        9577        7562
8565        8595        9585        7568 - D40 only
8570        9556        9595

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can be installed in either a 16-bit or 32-bit Micro Channel connector that does not have an auxiliary video extension (AVEC). Up to eight XGA-2 display adapters may be installed in a system unit. XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can coexist with the following video subsystems:

  • VGA on a PS/2 planar.
  • XGA chipset on a PS/2 planar.
  • XGA-2 chipset on a PS/2 planar.
  • Up to three IBM Image Adapter/A or Image Adapter/A 1MB, 3MB, or 3MB 6091 cards.
  • Up to five XGA Display Adapter/A cards.
  • An IBM Display Adapter 8514/A card.
  • Adapters that utilize the AVEC.
® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
™ Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

Display Units Supported - The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A can provide ISO compliant VGA and XGA application support with appropriate display attached.

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A does not have fixed resolutions. They are completely programmable, thereby supporting a wide range of display timings. The resolutions available to an application or device driver are dependant upon the display attached rather than a function of the subsystem.

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A has an integrated high performance VGA. As such, it supports all the VGA supported resolutions. However, it can display those resolutions at a variety of rates, depending upon the monitor attached.

The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A also has hardware attribute support for Main-Frame-Interactive (MFI) text modes.

The following are examples of text modes that can be displayed using an XGA-2 Display Adapter/A (example only shows 9 PEL wide fonts, 8 PEL wide fonts are also possible):

EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS AND COLUMNS IBM 85XX MONITOR SUPPORT
HORIZONTAL x VERTICAL FRAME RATE LINE RATE I OR NI 9X8 FONT 9X14 FONT 9X16 FONT 8503
8504
8512
8513
8518
8507
8514
8515
8516
8517
720x350 70
84
88
31.6
37.8
39.4
NI
NI
NI
80x43 80x25 80x21 X X X
720x400 70
84
88
31.6
37.8
39.4
NI
NI
NI
80x50 80x28 80x25 X X X
720x480 60
72
75
31.6
37.8
39.4
NI 80x60 80x34 80x30 X X X
720x768 43.5
60
70
70
72
75
35.6
48.4
57.0
56.5
58.1
61.1
I
NI
NI
NI
80x96 80x54 80x48 X X X -
-
-
X
-
-
1188X350 70
84
88
31.6
37.8
39.4
I
NI
NI
132x43 132x25 132x21 X X
1188X400 70
84
88
31.6
37.8
39.4
I
NI
NI
132x50 132x28 132x25 X X
1188X480 70
72
75
31.6
37.8
39.4
I
NI
NI
132x60 132x34 132x30 X X
  • These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
  • These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
  • These are resolutions supplied by the PS/2 MODE 14h video BIOS mode 1188 x 350 and 1188 x 400.
I = Interlaced
NI = Non-Interlaced
NOTE
Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.
EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS AND COLUMNS IBM 95XX MONITOR SUPPORT
HORIZONTAL x VERTICAL FRAME RATE LINE RATE I OR NI 9X8 FONT 9X14 FONT 9X16 FONT 9518 9515 9517
720x350 70
84
88
31.6
37.9
39.4
NI
NI
NI
80x43 80x25 80x21 X X X
720x400 70
84
88
31.6
37.9
39.4
NI
NI
NI
80x50 80x28 80x25 X X X
720x480 60
72
75
31.6
37.8
39.4
NI
NI
NI
80x60 80x34 80x30 X X X
720x768 43.5
60
70
70
72
75
35.6
48.4
57.0
56.5
58.1
61.1
I
NI
NI
NI
NI
NI
80x96 80x54 80x48




X




X
1188X350 70
84
88
31.6
37.8
39.4
I
NI
NI
132x43 132x25 132x21 X
1188X400 70
84
88
31.6
37.8
39.4
I
NI
NI
132x50 132x28 132x25 X X
1188X480 70
72
75
31.6
37.8
39.4
I
NI
NI
132x60 132x34 132x30 X X
  • These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
  • These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
  • These are resolutions supplied by the PS/2 MODE 14h video BIOS mode 1188 x 350 and 1188 x 400.
I = Interlaced
NI = Non-Interlaced
NOTE
Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.
                         EXAMPLE TEXT ROWS   IBM 63XX MONITOR SUPPORT
HORIZONTAL               AND COLUMNS
  X      FRAME LINE 1OR  9X8    9X14   9X16  6312   6314
VERTICAL RATE  RATE  NI  FONT   FONT   FONT         6319
720x350  70    31.6  NI  80x43  80x25  80x21  X      X
         84    37.9  NI                       X      X
         88    39.4  NI                       X      X
720x400  70    31.6  NI  80x50  80x28  80x25  X      X
         84    37.8  NI                       X      X
         88    39.4  NI                       X      X
720x480  60    31.6  NI  80x60  80x34  80x30  X      X
         72    37.8  NI                       X      X
         75    39.4  NI                       X      X
720x768  43.5  35.6    I 80x96  80x54  80x48  X      X
         60    48.4  NI                       X      X
         70    57.0  NI                              X
         70    56.5  NI                              X
         72    58.1  NI                              X
         75    61.1  NI
1188X350 70    31.6  I   132x43 132x25 132x21 X      X
         84    37.8  NI                       X      X
         88    39.4  NI                       X      X
1188X400 70    31.6  I   132x50 132x28 132x25 X      X
         84    37.8  NI                       X      X
         88    39.4  NI                       X      X
1188X480 70    31.6  I   132x60 132x34 132x30 X      X
         72    37.8  NI                       X      X
         75    39.4  NI                       X      X
  • These resolutions are typically used to display VGA text modes: 720 x 350 and 720 x 400.
  • These resolutions are used to display MFI modes 2,3,4, and 5 720 x 480, 720 x 768 and 1188 x 480.
  • These are resolutions supplied by the PS/2 MODE 14h video BIOS mode 1188 x 350 and 1188 x 400.
I = Interlaced
NI = Non-Interlaced

NOTE: Although possible on 14-inch displays, IBM recommends that 132 column text mode (8 or 9 PEL characters) only be displayed on a 17-inch display.

The following are examples of the resolutions that are available with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A when running XGA applications or Device Drivers which exploit DMQS. The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is limited only by a maximum PEL clock rate of 90MHz.

(Refer to Device Drivers for modes supported by XGA-2 device drivers.)

                                                    IBM 85XX MONITOR SUPPORT
                                      NUMBER OF     8503   8507   8517
          HORIZONTAL              I   COLORS/       8504   8514
              X       FRAME  LINE OR  SHADES OF     8512   8515
           VERTICAL   RATE   RATE NI  GRAY          8513   8516
          640x480     60     31.6 NI  65536/256     X      X      X
                      72*    37.9 NI  65536/256
                      72     37.8 NI  65536/256
                      75     39.4 NI  65536/256
          800X600     56**   35.2 NI  65536/256
                      60**   37.9 NI  65536/256
                      72*    48.1 NI    256/256
                      75     50.0 NI    256/256
          1024x768    43.5   35.6   I   256/256             X      X
                      60**   48.4 NI    256/256
                      70     57.0 NI    256/256                    X
                      70*    56.5 NI    256/256
                      72     58.1 NI    256/256
                      75     61.1 NI    256/256
          1280x1024   50     53.4  I     16/16
          *  Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA) Standard
          ** VESA Guideline
          I = Interlaced
          NI = Non-Interlaced
                                                  IBM 95XX MONITOR SUPPORT
                                      NUMBER OF   9518   9515    9517
          HORIZONTAL              I   COLORS/
              X       FRAME  LINE OR  SHADES OF
           VERTICAL   RATE   RATE NI  GRAY
          640x480     60     31.6 NI  65536/256
                      72*    37.9 NI  65536/256
                      72     37.8 NI  65536/256
                      75     39.4 NI  65536/256    X      X       X
          800X600     56**   35.2 NI  65536/256
                      60**   37.9 NI  65536/256
                      72*    48.1 NI    256/256
                      75     50.0 NI    256/256
          1024x768    43.5   35.6 I     256/256
                      60**   48.4 NI    256/256
                      70     57.0 NI    256/256
                      70*    56.5 NI    256/256
                      72     58.1 NI    256/256           X
                      75     61.1 NI    256/256    X
          1280x1024   50     53.4  I     16/16
          *  VESA Standard
          ** VESA Guideline
           I = Interlaced
          NI = Non-Interlaced

The software supplied with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A automatically exploits IBM 85XX and 95XX monitors at the best resolution and refresh rate possible for the monitor attached.

Supported resolutions detailed above that are not available on IBM displays, are available with some non-IBM (OEM) displays. These displays range in capability from low cost/low function to high cost/high function. Most of these displays respond as an IBM 8514 display when queried by the software supplied with the XGA-2 subsystem. As a result, IBM 8514 resolutions and refresh rates are used as default.

The software supplied with the IBM XGA-2 Display Adapter/A, allows the user to override the default screen resolution. Overriding with a resolution which does not meet (or exceeds) the capability of the attached display, can yield unpredictable results.

WARNING: Some multi frequency displays may appear to function correctly, however damage may occur over time.

  • The user must only select resolutions which are suitable for the display attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A.
  • The use of the resolution override should be avoided if the display attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is to be changed frequently with displays of varying characteristics.

The IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A along with certain IBM displays, computers and some software has been certified to meet the International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 9241/3. IBM cannot guarantee that all OEM and 63XX displays attached to the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A will provide acceptable front of screen characteristics or meet the ISO 9241/3 standard.

Refer to the PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem (S42G-2193), for more details on resolution and monitor support.

The following table provides details of the IBM PS/2 displays mentioned above:

MONITOR MODEL NUMBER MONITOR DESCRIPTION DOT PITCH (MM)
8503 12 Inch Monochrome 0.28
8504 12 Inch Monochrome 0.28
8507 19 Inch Monochrome 0.35
8512 14 Inch Color 0.41
8513 12 Inch Color 0.28
8514 16 Inch Color 0.31
8515 14 Inch Color 0.28
8516 14 Inch Color 0.28
8517 17 Inch Color 0.28
8518 14 Inch Color 0.28
9518 14 Inch Color 0.28
9515 14 Inch Color 0.28
9517 17 Inch Color 0.28
7554 19 Inch Color (Industrial) 0.31

PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS:

Operating Systems - The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is supported by the following operating systems:

  • IBM Disk Operating System (DOS) Version 3.3 and higher.
  • IBM OS/2 Version 1.3 and higher (requires installation of CSD # XR05100 for OS/2 SE V1.3 or CSD # WR05100 for OS/2 EE V1.3 support).
  • IBM AIX PS/2 1.3 and higher.

Device Drivers: XGA-2 Display Adapter/A device drivers are available for the following environments:

  • OS/2 Version 1.3 Presentation Manager
    • 640 x 480 16 or 256 colors
    • 1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.
  • OS/2 Version 2.0 Presentation Manager
    • 640 x 480 16, 256 or 64K colors
    • 800 x 600 256 or 64K colors
    • 1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.
  • XGA DOS Adapter Interface 1.0
    • 640 x 480 256 colors
    • 1024 x 768 256 colors.
  • Microsoft Windows Version 3.0, 3.1
    • 640 x 480 256 or 64K colors
    • 800 x 600 16, 256 or 64K colors
    • 1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.
  • AIX Personal System/2 1.3
    • X11R5
      • 640 x 480 16 colors (VGA)
      • 1024 x 768 256 colors.
    • GSL
      • 640 x 480 16 or 256 colors
      • 1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.
    • AIX DD
      • 640 x 480 16, 256 or 64K colors
      • 800 x 600 16, 256 or 64K colors
      • 1024 x 768 16 colors
      • 1280 x 1024 16 colors.
  • AutoCAD Release 10, 11
    • 640 x 480 16, 256 or 64K colors
    • 1024 x 768 16 or 256 colors.

IBM Software Products - The following IBM software products have been tested with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and found to operate substantially as described in their program documentation.

Description Part Number Ordering Vehicle Feature Number
Operating Systems
IBM DOS (G) Version 5.0 84F9775 5871-AAA 1964
Operating System/2 Extended Edition (H) Version 1.30.2 15F7195 5871-AAA 1570
Operating System/2 Version 2.0 84F7586 5871-AAA 2267
Advanced Interactive Executive PS/2 (Diskette) Version 1.3 71F0457 5713-AEQ 0313
IBM 4680 Operating System Version 2.0 5601192 5601-192* 5181
IBM 4680 Operating System Version 4.0 5696039 5696-039** 5101
IBM DOS J5.0/V (I) Version 5.02 41G5075 5871-AAA 2584
IBM OS/2 J1.3 (2H92) 5605-PJA
NetWare Version 3.11

(G) DOS 5.0 supports up to seven hard disk devices and additional SCSI devices (up to a total of 24) in a system.

(H) OS/2 SE, OS/2 EE Version 1.30.2 and Operating System/2 Version 2.0, support up to 24 hard disks.

(I) IBM DOS 5.0V supports Japanese language operating environment.

* Refer to Programming Announcement 288-409, dated August 16, 1988, for details.
** Refer to Programming Announcement 290-459, dated August 21, 1990, for details.
Description Part Number Ordering Vehicle Feature Number
Tools and Languages
Basic Compiler/2™ Version 1.2 6280179 5871-AAA 0822
C/2™ Version 1.10 6280284 5871-AAA 1410
COBOL/2™ Version 1.01 6280207 5871-AAA 0816
FORTRAN/2™ Version 1.05 6280185 5871-AAA 0824
IBM PC Graphics Development Toolkit Version 1.2 6280203 5871-AAA 0929
Macro Assembler/2™ Version 1.0 6280181 5871-AAA 0820
Pascal Compiler/2™ Version 1.0 6280183 5871-AAA 0826
IBM Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit - DOS Version 30F5280 5871-AAA 5280
IBM Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit - OS/2® Version 30F5272 5871-AAA 1190
IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Drive Backup Program DOS Version (J) Version 2.0 87F9828 5871-AAA 1851
IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Drive Backup Program OS/2 Version (J) Version 1.01 87F9827 5871-AAA 1854
IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit DOS Version, Tape and 5279 (J) Version 2.0 87F9830 5871-AAA 1852
IBM PS/2 Internal Tape Backup Convenience Kit OS/2 Version, Tape and 5279 (J) Version 1.0 87F9829 5871-AAA 1855
Action Media II Developers Tool Kit Version 1.0 14G3337 5871-AAA 2087
IBM M-Control Program/2 (D, E) Version 2.0 04G3544 5871-AAA 2187
IBM S/370 and S/390 Optical Media Attach/2 Version 1.0 5621264 5621-264 5805

(D) Supports VGA or lower resolution modes only. IBM Personal System/2 M-Motion Video Adapter/A does not support ISO displays 9515, 9517 or 9518

(E) The IBM Personal System/2 M-Motion Video Adapter/A requires the IBM M-Control Program/2 Version 2.0 level 210 or higher.

(J) All must be used in conjunction with the Personal System/2 Internal Tape Backup Unit Installation Kit C (87F9826).

Description Part Number Ordering Vehicle Feature Number
Communications
IBM PC 3270 Emulation Program, Entry Level Version 2.0 91F8582 5871-AAA 1803
IBM PC LAN Program Version 1.34 84X0076 5871-AAA 3246
IBM Personal Communications/3270 Version 2.0 91F8594 5871-AAA 1783
IBM Token-Ring Network Bridge Program Version 2.2 53F7724 5871-AAA 1334
IBM LAN Manager Program Version 2.0 25F8215 5871-AAA 8215
IBM PC Network Bridge Program Version 1.0 16F0493 5871-AAA 8856
IBM Token-Ring Trace Performance Program (Version 2.0 requires PTF #UR33813) Version 2.01 93X5688 5871-AAA 1339
IBM LAN Support Program Version 1.3 93F2456 5871-AAA 2585
IBM System 36/38 Workstation Emulation Program Version 1.0 69X6286 5871-AAA 6286
PC Support/400 Version 2.1 5738-PC1
IBM APPC/PC Version 1.11 75X1047 5871-AAA 0841
IBM OS/2 LAN Server Version 1.30.2 5871-AAA
IBM OS/2 LAN Server-Entry Version 2.0 04G1051 5871-AAA
IBM OS/2 LAN Server 2.0-Advanced Version 2.0 (supported by OS/2 1.30.2) 04G1055 5871-AAA xxxx
IBM Extended Services for OS/2 Version 1.0 96F8326 5871-AAA xxxx
IBM Remote 5250 Emulation Program Version 2.0 92X0718 5871-AAA 3255
SAA™ Networking Services/2 Version 1.0 86F2503 5871-AAA 1611
Type Model
Plant Floor Series™
Distributed Automation Edition:
Communications System/2 Version 1.2 5601 116
Material Logistics System/2 Version 1.1 5601 117
Host Link/2 Version 1.2 5601 118
Communication Protocol Programs/A Version 1.1 5601 151
Entry Communications System/2 Version 1.2 5621 022
Data Collection Device Support/2 Version 1.0 5621 135
Extended Device Support/2 Version 1.0 5621 183
Tools/2 Version 1.0 5621 221
IBM Device Data Management Support Version 1.01 5601 104
Communication Subsystems for ARTIC, with PTF 5001 Version 1.1 5669 179
Communication System/DOS Version 1.0 5621 184
DATA COLLECTION EDITION™:
Data Collector Version 1.1 5601 299
5250 & MAPICS Data Services 1.1 5601 398
3270 & COPICS Data Services 1.1 5601 399
Data Collection Controller/2 Version 1.0 5756 144
Data Collector for Distributed Automation Edition Version 1.0 5756 145
7527 Extended Terminal Services Version 1.0 5756 146
Description Part Number Ordering Vehicle Feature Number
IBM Realtime Interface Co-Processor Software
OS/2 Support (K) Version 1.03 33F7229 5662-281 5036
DOS Support Version 1.03 84F7448 5686-001 5000
C Language Support Version 1.03 84F7434 5601-060 5020
Extended Services Version 1.03 84F7410 5688-044 5492

(K) The corrective service diskette (CSD) #UL79292 is required to support Realtime Interface Co-Processor OS/2 Support Version 1.03 (33F7229, 5662-281).

Description Part Number Ordering Vehicle Feature Number
Applications
IBM Extended Services with Database Manager for OS/2 Version 1.0 04G1049 5871-AAA 2278
DisplayWrite® 5 Version 1.0 64F6872 5871-BBB 0761
IBM DisplayWrite 4/2 Version 1.0 5871-AAA
IBM DisplayWrite 5/2 Version 1.0 25F5959 5871-BBB 5959
Writing Assistant™ Version 2.0 6024460 5875-MMM 4460
Filing Assistant® Version 2.0 6024457 5875-MMM 4497
Storyboard™ Plus Version 2.0 73F6005 5872-BBB 1139
IBM Current Version 1.2 5871-AAA
IBM Hollywood Version 1.0 5871-AAA
Audio Visual Connection® Version 1.05 15F7133 5871-AAA 0171
IBM CAD-DOS Version 1.2 64F6914 5871-AAA 0707
IBM CAD/Plus-DOS Version 1.2 64F6921 5871-AAA 0636
IBM ImagePlus Workstation Program/DOS Version 2.2 5621042 5621-042
SAA ImagePlus Workstation Program/2 Version 1.0 5621047 5621-047
IBM SAA ImagePlus/2 Version 1.0 5696125 5621-125 5040

VENDOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS: The following software products have been tested by the vendors and certified as compatible with the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. IBM has not evaluated these products and makes no warranty, comments or judgements about their functions, quality, performance, etc.

Publisher Description Environment
Santa Cruz Operations SCO-UNIX Version 3.2.4
(EFS Update) ODT V2.0
Version 1.5
UNIX
Microport Microport-UNIX Version 4.1 (System V Rel 4) Version 3.5 X11R5
AXS ArtAccess Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
AXS PhotoAccess Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
AXS ImageAccess Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
AXS PressLinkAccess Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
AXS OnlineAccess Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
AXS NewsPhotoAccess Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
Computer Presentations Inc. ColorLab Professional Version 1.0 Windows 3.1
Metaphor DIS Version 1.3.1 OS/2 Full Scrn
Cirrus Technology Unite Version 2.0 OS/2 PM
CLM Systems CEAL Version 6.73 DOS 5.0
WordStar International WordStar for DOS Version 1.5 DOS 5.0
WordStar for Windows Version 7.0 Windows 3.1
Panacea Turbo DLD Lite, Classic, Deluxe DD for following apps:
AutoCad ver 12/11
AutoCad ver 10/386
3D Studio ver 1.0/2.0
AutoShade ver 2 (with Render Man)
DOS 5.0
Software 2000 Multiple Instance Driver for OS/2 PM 1.3/2.0
Binargraphics WndSpeed Version 2.0 Windows 3.1
Computer Associates CA-SuperCalc Version 5.5 DOS 5.0
CA-dBFast Version 1.7C Windows 3.1
CA-UpToDate Version 2.66 Windows 3.1
Lotus Development AmiPro for Windows Version 3.0 Windows 3.1

The following Vendor software products have been tested by an Independent Test Laboratory on the IBM PS/2 Model 90 or Model 95, incorporating the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. During testing, the products were found to operate substantially as described in their program documentation. IBM has not evaluated these products and makes no warranty, comments or judgements about their functions, quality, performance, etc. An X in the Test Environment column indicates that the specific version of the product has been tested and has passed. Listed products may not be available in all countries.

Software Publisher Description Test Environment
DOS 5.0 OS/2 1.3 OS/2 2.0
Adobe Illustrator Version 4.0 X
Aldus PageMaker (6) Version 4.0
Persuasion (6) Version 2.1 X
Ashton-Tate (7) dBASE III (8) Plus Version 1.1 X
dBASE IV (8) Version 1.1 X X
Multimate (8) Version 4.0
(formerly MultiMate Advantage II Version 1.0)
X
Autodesk, Inc. AutoSketch (9) Version 2.0 X
AutoCAD (9) Version 11c2 X
AutoCAD386 (9) Version 11c X
Borland International, Inc. PARADOX for OS/2 Version 2.1 X X
PARADOX (10) Version 3.5 X
Quattro Pro Version 4.0 X
SideKick Version 2.0 X
SideKick/PM Version 2.1 X X
TURBO C++ Prof Version 1.0 X
TURBO C Version 2.0 X
Turbo Pascal for Windows Version 1.0 X
Caseworks (11) CASE PM (11) (E) Version 2.0 X X
Cawthorn Software Group ChipChat (12) Version 1.2 X X
Central Point Software PC Tools Deluxe Version 7.1 X
Computer Associates AccPac Plus SM/2 Version 6.0B
SuperProject (13) Expert/2 Version 1.1 X X
Corel Systems Draw Version 2.0 X
DAC Software DAC-Easy Accounting Version 4.1 X
Dahlia Associates Tickler/2 Version 1.0 X
DataStorm Technology PROCOMM Plus Version 2.01
DeScribe Word Publisher Version 1.1
Digital Communications Assoc. Crosstalk Mark IV Versions 2.0/1.01 X
Crosstalk XVI Version 3.71 X X
Digital Research Dr. DOS Version 6.0
Fifth Generation Systems FastBack Plus (14) Version 3.04 X
Fox Software, Inc. Fox Pro Version 1.02 X
Guidance Technology Choreographer (15) Version 1.2
Hayes Microcomputer Products SmartCom III Version 1.2
Hilgraeve HyperACCESS/5 Version 1.0 X X
Intelligent Environments Applications Manager Version 3.00.84
Intuit Quicken Version 4.0 X
Language Process RM/FORTRAN Version 4.10.02 X X
Living Videotext ThinkTank Version 2.4 X
Lotus Development Corporation Agenda (16) Version 2.0 X X
Freelance (16) Plus Version 3.01 X
1-2-3 Version 2.3 X
1-2-3 Version 3.0 X X
1-2-3 Version 3.1 X
1-2-3G Version 1.0 X X
Symphony Version 2.2 X
Microcom Carbon Copy Plus Version 6.0 X
Micro Focus (17) COBOL/2™ Versions 2.5.23 X X
COBOL/2 Workbench (17) Versions 2.5.18 X X
COBOL/2 Toolset (17) Version 2.5.23 X X
Micrografx Charisma Version 2.1 X
Designer PM Versions 1.02/3.1
Microrim (18) R: BASE (18) for DOS Version 3.1A X
R: BASE for OS/2 Version 2.1 X X
Microsoft (3) Corporation Basic Compiler (D) Version 7.1 X X X
Excel Version 4.0 X
Excel for OS/2 Version 3.0
FORTRAN Compiler (D) Version 5.0
Macro Assembler Version 6.0 X X X
C Complier Version 6.0a X
C 5 Version 5.1 X
Pascal Compiler (D) Version 4.0 X
Windows (4) Version 3.0 X
Flight Simulator Version 4.0 X
Word Version 5.5 X X
Word for Windows Version 2.0 X
Works Version 2.0 X
Oracle Corporation ORACLE (19) for OS/2 Version 6.0 X
Peter Norton, Inc. Norton Utilities Advanced Version 6.01A X
Guides OS/2 API Version 1.04
Prodigy, Inc. Prodigy (20) Version 3.1 X
Qualitas (21) Inc. 386MAX (21) Version 6.0 X
BlueMAX (21) Version 5.10 X
Quarterdeck, Inc. DESQview 386/QEMM Version 2.3 X
Rightsoft Corporation Rightwriter (22) Version 3.1 X
Software Publishing Harvard (23) Graphics Version 2.301 X
FormTool Version 2.01D X
PFS: First Choice Version 3.02 X
PFS: First Publisher Version 3.0 X
FormTool Version 3.00
PFS: Professional File Version 2.01 X
PFS: Professional Write Version 2.21 X
Southeast Office Products Remote OS for OS/2 Version 1.0 X
SPSS, Inc. SPSS for OS/2 Version 4.1.1 X
Sytron Corporation Sytos (24) Plus Version 1.3 X
Symantec Corporation Q&A (25) Version 4.0 X
Q&A for OS/2 (25) Version 3.0 X
Timberline Medallion Gold
Accounts Payable Version 1.4
General Ledger Version 1.4
Property Manager Version 4.2
Starter Set Version 1.4
WordPerfect (26) Corporation WordPerfect Version 5.1 X
WordPerfect for OS/2 Version 5.0 X X
WordStar (27) International Corporation WordStar 2000 Plus Version 3.5 X
WordStar Professional Version 6.0 X
Xerox Ventura Publisher Version 3.0 X

COMPATIBILITY:

Hardware Compatibility - While providing additional capabilities, the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is fully compatible with the XGA Display Adapter/A. (Refer to the PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem, S42G-2193-00, for additional information.)

In VGA mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A is fully compatible with XGA Display Adapter/A. No application modifications are required.

In 132 column text mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports the same 8-pixel characters and resolutions (1056x200, 1056x350, 1056x400) as XGA. In addition, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A provides 9-pixel characters with resolutions of 1188x200, 1188x350, and 1188x400. 132 column text mode can be displayed with either ISO or non-ISO refresh rates, but should be invoked only when the attached monitor can accept the appropriate video rates. Refer to the Display Units Supported section for details on video rates.

IBM recommends that applications developers use the BIOS mode 14h call to invoke 132 column text mode to ensure future compatibility. Applications written to XGA hardware for 132 column support (1056 PELS) will also get 1056 PELS with XGA-2 hardware. Applications written to BIOS mode 14h will get 1056 PEL on XGA hardware and 1188 PELS on XGA-2 hardware.

In extended graphics mode, XGA-2 Display Adapter/A supports all the same functions as the XGA Display Adapter/A and provides the following additional capabilities:

  • Enhanced coprocessor support for 16-bit direct color mode.
  • Enhanced DACs for expanded color selection.

Application modifications may be required depending on the type of monitor attached (refer to the Software Compatibility section).

Software Compatibility

OS/2 V1.3 Environment

Supported applications

  • PM applications.
  • full screen OS/2 protect mode applications (including XGA applications).
  • full screen VGA DOS applications.

Un-supported applications

  • 8514/A OS/2 adapter interface applications.
  • DOS XGA application (full screen or windowed).
  • DOS CGA applications in a window on the PM desktop.

NOTE: OS/2 SE v1.3 requires the installation of CSD # XR05100 and OS/2 EE v1.3 requires the installation of CSD # WR05100 for XGA-2 Display Adapter/A support.

OS/2 V2.0 Environment

Supported applications

  • PM applications.
  • full screen OS/2 protect mode applications (including XGA applications).
  • full screen VGA DOS applications.
  • VGA DOS text mode applications in a window on the PM desktop.
  • full screen XGA DOS applications (DOS AI and hardware).
  • seamless windows support.
  • full screen windows support.

Un-supported applications

  • 8514/A OS/2 adapter interface applications.
  • DOS XGA application in a windows on the PM desktop.
  • DOS VGA graphics applications in a window on the PM desktop.

NOTE: Support of non-interlaced frequencies requires the installation of Service Pak XR06050 for OS/2 V2.00, or the purchase of a system unit pre-installed with OS/2 V2.00.1 or higher. OS/2 V2.00 level does not supply seamless Windows support (only full screen support).

Windows 3.0, 3.1 Environment

Supported applications

  • Windows applications.
  • VGA DOS text mode applications in a window.
  • full screen VGA applications (text or graphics).

Un-supported applications

  • DOS XGA application (full screen or windowed).
  • VGA graphics applications in a window.

NOTE: For above support, the customer must utilize XGA device driver diskette V1.2 or higher.

DOS Environment

Supported applications

  • VGA applications.
  • 132 column text mode applications (written using the BIOS mode 14h call).
  • DOS adapter interface applications (8514/A AI compatibility).
  • XGA applications.
  • applications written to the AI of Image Adapter/A supporting resolutions up to 1024 x 768.

Un-supported applications

  • applications written to the 8514/A hardware registers.

NOTE: For above support, the customer must utilize XGA device driver diskette V1.2 or higher.

The following XGA device drivers will provide XGA function when used with XGA-2 Display Adapter/A and existing PS/2 85XX monitors:

  • OS/2 1.3 Presentation Manager XGA device driver (requires installation of CSD # XR05100 for OS/2 SE v1.3 or CSD # WR05100 for OS/2 EE v1.3)
  • OS/2 2.00 Presentation Manager XGA device driver
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0 XGA device driver
  • AutoCAD release 10 XGA device driver.

No application or driver modifications are required for extended graphics mode on existing PS/2 monitors. Support of new 95XX monitors, however, requires modification to applications and device drivers to implement Display Mode Query and Set (DMQS), a comprehensive new method for identifying monitor and display adapter characteristics. DMQS better enables applications and drivers to maintain compatibility with changes in adapter and monitor products. (Refer to the PS/2 Video Subsystem Technical Reference, S42G-2193-00, for additional information.)

IBM recommends that XGA-2 applications be written to the API's of OS/2 Presentation Manager and Microsoft Windows rather than to the XGA-2 hardware registers or the XGA-2 DOS AI. If writing to the hardware registers, consult the PS/2 XGA Adapter Interface Technical Reference, S15F-2154-00, to ensure XGA/XGA-2 register compatibility. The XGA-2 DOS AI does not support 132 column text mode or direct color mode.

PLANNING INFORMATION

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES: The customer is responsible for setup and checkout of the XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. Instructions are provided with the product.

CABLE ORDERS: No cables required.

PROBLEM DETERMINATION: Customer problem determination procedures are included in the installation instructions provided with the adapter and with the system unit. Hardware Maintenance Library information is available for testing and servicing the product.

PACKAGING: The XGA-2 Display Adapter/A option package includes the following items:

  • Option adapter card.
  • Startup option diskette containing configuration programs and diagnostics.
  • Option installation instructions publication.
  • Device driver diskette containing installation programs and drivers for DOS AI, Windows 3.0 and 3.1, and AutoCAD 10.0 and 11.0.
  • Device driver installation instructions publication.

NOTE: OS/2 Presentation Manager device drivers are shipped as an integral part of the OS/2 2.0 program package.

SECURITY, AUDITABILITY AND CONTROL

This product uses the security and auditability features of host hardware, host software, and application software.

User management is responsible for evaluation, selection and implementation of security features, administrative procedures and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.

ORDERING

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FEATURE SECTION

MES DISCOUNT APPLICABLE: No.
FIELD INSTALLABLE FEATURE: Yes.
WARRANTY PERIOD: Three Years. However, an optional one year warranty is available via special bid.
CUSTOMER SETUP: Yes.

All other terms and conditions are the same as those applicable to the IBM system unit in which the feature is installed.

CHARGES

Features
FEATURE FEATURE NUMBER PURCHASE PRICE
IBM PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A 2561 $360
Publication Charges
PUBLICATIONS ORDER NUMBER PURCHASE PRICE
PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical Reference - Video Subsystem S42G-2193 $64.50
Hardware Maintenance Library Package S41G-3324 12.10
XGA-2 Device Drivers Installation Instructions and Diskette S41G-2928 32.40
PS/2 XGA Adapter Interface Technical Reference S15F-2154 47.00
® Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
™ Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
(1) Based upon results using PC Labs Windows Graphics Benchmark Version 2.0.
(2) XGA-2 Display Adapter/A meets the ISO Standard 9241 Part 3 requirement to be free of flicker to at least 90% of the user population.
(3) Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
(4) Trademark of Microsoft Corporation
(5) Trademark of Autodesk, Inc.
(6) Registered trademark of Aldus Corporation.
(7) Registered trademark of Ashton-Tate.
(8) Trademark of Ashton-Tate.
(9) Registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc.
(10) Registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.
(11) Trademark of Caseworks, Inc.
(12) Registered trademark of M. R. Cawthorn.
(13) Registered trademark of Computer Associates International, Inc.
(14) Registered trademark of Fifth Generation Systems
(15) Registered trademark of Virtual Machine Corporation.
(16) Registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
(17) Trademark of Micro Focus.
(18) Registered trademark of Microrim, Inc.
(19) Registered trademark of Oracle Corporation.
(20) Registered trademark of Prodigy Services Company, Inc.
(21) Registered trademark of Qualitas Inc.
(22) Registered trademark of Rightsoft Corporation.
(23) Trademark of Software Publishing Corporation.
(24) Registered trademark of Sytron Corporation.
(25) Registered trademark of Symantec Corporation.
(26) Registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
(27) Registered trademark of WordStar International Corporation.