A friend gave me this card time ago, I think it could be some ~1996 Matrox PCI:
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looks like a Matrox Millenium II card to me
2MB version that is for sure.
2064 = Millennium
2164 = Millennium II
Yes, it is the first generation Millenium card.
Compare it with the 2nd Generation here:
http://www.amoretro.de/2011/12/matrox-millenium-ii.html
You will notice that the 2nd generation chip has a ball grid array.
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Thanks, so it's a Matrox Millenium I 2MB.
What were those two long thin headers north and south of the memory modules for? 😕
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You plug the RAM upgrade module there:
http://www.amoretro.de/2011/11/matrox-milleni … odul-2-2mb.html
I see, thanks. Interesting relic then, a video card you can plug extra RAM on 😦 .
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That was nothing unusual back in these days. ATi did this with their Rage cards on a PCB module as well and before that, other manufacturers used DIP/DIL modules to upgrade the RAM.
But even some soundcards or controller cards could be upgraded with (common) Simm, PS/2 or Dimm RAM.
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