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BTC-1638

The BTC-1638 was a 64-bit PCI graphics card compatible with the VGA standard.

 

Released 1996
Bus PCI
Chipset ARK Logic ARK2000MT
Standards Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
Memory 1 MB DRAM (upgradable to 2 MB)
Ports 15-pin DSUB (video out)
26-pin VGA Feature connector
RAMDAC (Integrated)
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The BTC 1638 VGA card used the later ARK2000MT (over the 2000PV used in the BTC-1628) chipset, which got an integrated RAMDAC. It had a 32-bit PCI interface, 64-bit wide path to memory, and graphics coprocessor that took the strain off the main CPU in Windows.

The supported display resolutions for the BTC 1638 range from 1600x1200 in 256 colors (at an 86 Hz refresh rate) to 800x600 in 16.7 million colors (at a 75 Hz refresh rate) using 2 MB DRAM.

 

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Setting it Up

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Operation Manual
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Original Driver Disk
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