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First post, by Stojke

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Can any one help me identify this graphics card?
Its an Micro Channel Architecture card, probably from some IBM computer.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54462712/Retro/Mistery/Image000.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54462712/Retro/Mistery/Image001.jpg

On Bt chip it says:

Bt459KPF150
RAMDAC
623 9427 B

On two DSP chips it says:

TMS320C30GEL
ED9512
5018819
1988 TI TAIWAN
51G8194
D13014GE
IBM 1990

Bottom black chip:

00G3584
IBM 5352
19510K1360A

Plus other various ,probably RAM, chips.
As well as a mysterious chip under the heat sink.

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Reply 2 of 5, by sliderider

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I figured with the DSP's and the mini BNC connector that it was some kind of video processing board. You find boards for 030 and 040 Macs loaded up with DSP's, sometimes as many as 8 or more, for audio/video/image processing.

Reply 3 of 5, by Stojke

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@ Vlask i see, can you tell me any specifications about it?

And do you need any hi res pictures?

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Reply 4 of 5, by elianda

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Have you tried the TIGA drivers from #9? Maybe they work with this TIGA based card as well.

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Reply 5 of 5, by vlask

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elianda wrote:

Have you tried the TIGA drivers from #9? Maybe they work with this TIGA based card as well.

For RS/6000 mean that this is for workstation ibm computer not based on x86 architecture using RISC cpus and OS AIX, so no chance for running on standart PC - more info at wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS/6000

Found in this PDF - ftp://ftp.uni-duisburg.de/IBM/Hardware/docs/a4af6mst.pdf that it should be POWER Gt3i card - just search by fru "43G0681" in text search.

info from that file:
FRU Number Base graphics card, 43G0681
Resolution 1280 X 1024
Colors Up to 256
Bus architecture Micro Channel
Busmaster Yes
Maximum number 4
Microcode filenames 8ee3l2.xx.xx
8ee3ld1.xx.xx to 8ee3ld5.xx.xx
8ee3lb.xx.xx
Connectors 3-position video (RGB)
Cables RGB - Part number 58F2903.

More info from IBM graphic handbook - http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245130.pdf

The POWER Gt3i is a high-performance 2D color graphics adapter for
deskside systems. It is also the lowest priced color graphics adapter available
for these systems. It has a single 8-bit frame buffer and allows the display of
256 simultaneous colors from a palette of approximately 16.7 million colors.
The POWER Gt3i supports monitors with a display resolution of 1280x1024
including monitors that comply with Part 3 of the ISO 9241 ergonomic
standard. These ergonomic displays provide users with improved viewing and
physical comfort, minimized reflections and sharper images. The POWER
Gt3i attaches through a single Micro Channel slot and is suitable for 2D
graphics applications, such as drafting, 2D mechanical CAD, electronic CAD,
civil/architectural engineering, 2D mapping applications, and CASE.
Here are some of its characteristics:
• Frame buffer: single 8-bit (one 8-bit buffer)
• API support: Xlib, GKS, Display PostScript, graPHIGS, PEXlib
• Maximum adapters per system: Two
• Options: none.
• Monitor support:
• 6091-016 - 1280x1024 at 60 Hz, 77 Hz
• 6091-19i - 1280x1024 at 60 Hz, 77 Hz
• 6091-019 - 1280x1024 at 60 Hz
• 6091-023 - 1280x1024 at 60 Hz

Better photo you wont find. That posted by you are probably best ones on internet. Thats why im interested so much in collecting profi cards - theres next to none info about them online and no good photos. Those cards makes mine site more unique 😉

I dont need better photo cause i dont own that card, so no reason to show on site, but you can send photo to mca mafia pages - link in mine 1st post - they made contest at some time for making photos of mca cards. Also you can upload photo on wikipedia and add it to mentioned article.

Not only mine graphics cards collection at http://www.vgamuseum.info