First post, by mothergoose729
I recently bought this card "new", and I thought I would share my unboxing experience. CGA cards are not the sexiest thing in retro computing, but it is an original IBM component with official packing, which some people might find interesting.
About five or six of these went on ebay recently and I snagged one for my XT machine!
This looks like it was stored in the warehouse. The box shows obvious damage from the heat. Still unmistakably IBM gray though.
CGA Card with RF modulator
Sticker claims manufacturing date of 1989. This is pretty late for a CGA card.
I broke the seal on the box before I took this picture. The manual and documentation is still shrink wrapped.
Picture of the pristine manual.
Manual for the graphics cards. Three ring style with a binding.
Information on dip switches for XT and 5150. Pages are labeled 1983.
There were two version of the installation manual for different models of computers.
More reference material.
Finally, the card itself. Opening up the box.
In the anti static bag.
The sticker sealing the bag.
Card is huge. All the chips are placed on what would normally be the underside of the card. The PCB is cut out so that hugs either side of the ISA slot. The card has a fresh PCB smell 😎
RGB and RF Modulator
The PCB had some markings in what looks like fine point sharpie. I don't know if this was inventory taken later or if it came out of the factory like this.
Picture of two of the larger chips.
Just for fun, an ATI rage pro for reference.
That's it! Hope you enjoyed!
My XT is current being repaired so I can't actually test it yet 😒 . I'll update later when I get running. For a while I be using an old TV with RF until I can get an RGBi to VGA adapter.