Combining VRT19-HA and TGA 8-plane ?

From: Joerg Bruehe <joerg_at_sql.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:11:13 +0200

Dear admin colleagues,

could you please help me with a question about a combination of
graphics adapter and display ?

I use an Alpha Station 200 4/166 which contains an 8-plane TGA card,
it currently has a VRT17-HA monitor attached running at 1024*768
resolution.

Now a VRT19-HA monitor has become available (formerly used at a
DEC 3000-M300 which is now taken out of service) which I would
like to use at the AS 200 described above.

Questions:
1) The monitor was made in 1992, and the TGA card is also some
   years old. Where could I find technical data and other info
   about these ?
   (First tries at "www.digital.com" and "www.compaq.com"
   did not lead me to the desired info, and the manuals delivered
   with the system are God knows where - fluctuation of people.)

2) I got the impression that my TGA card has 1 MB of video RAM,
   does this seem plausible ?
   If yes - can it be upgraded, or would I need a new card
   to support higher resolutions on that larger screen ?

3) I did not yet open the (now obsolete) DEC 3000, but I assume
   its graphic card will not fit into the AS 200. Correct ?

Thank you for tips,
Joerg Bruehe

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     (speaking only for himself)
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