Hercules Graphics Card
The original Hercules Graphics Card (abbreviated to HGC) arrived in 1984, and provided a number of technological improvements over IBM's Monochrome Display Adapter.
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Released | 1994 |
| Bus | ISA 8-bit | |
| Chipset | - | |
| Standards | MDA, Hercules | |
| Memory | 64 KB DRAM | |
| RAMDAC | - | |
| Ports | 9-pin DSUB (digital video out), 25-pin DSUB (Centronics parallel port) | |
| Part # | GB101 | |
| FCC IDs | - | |
| Price | At launch: $499 Dec 1985: $309 |
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Fully compatible with IBM's MDA, the original Hercules Graphics Card used the same 6845 CRT controller chip in order to be 100% detected as an MDA by software.
Board Revisions
Competition
In the Media
Hercules Graphics Card advert (1984)
Setting it Up
Downloads
Operation Manual Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
Original Utility Disk Get in touch if you can provide this missing item! |
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