STB VGA Extra EM
The VGA Extra/EM was one of STB's first Super VGA cards, supporting resolutions of up to 1024 x 768 (interlaced) in 16 colours and 800 x 600 in 256 colours.
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Released | 1990 |
| Bus | ISA 8-bit | |
| Chipset | Tseng Labs ET3000AF | |
| Standards | Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA | |
| Memory | 256 KB (upgradeable to 512 KB) | |
| Ports | 15-pin DSUB (analogue video out) | |
| Part # | - | |
| FCC ID | - | |
| Price | - | |
| See Also | VGA/640, MS Plus |
Based on the Tseng Labs ET3000 chipset, it supported all the IBM VGA standard video modes including the extended text modes up to 132 columns by 44 rows.
Board Revisions
I have no information on board revisions for the VGA Extra EM.
Competition
In 1987, all graphics card manufacturers were jumping on the VGA bandwagon. Given IBM's very high price tag for their own Video Graphics Array (VGA) board, the market followed with their own offerings at much more competitive price tags and more features.
In the Media
Setting it Up
I have no information on the hardware configuration of this board.
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! |
ROM BIOS Courtesy of Andrew Welburn of Andys Arcade, |
More Pictures
Andrew Welburn's VGA Extra/EM
from Andys Arcade