Em 1986 as placas de vídeo da série Wonder da ATi™ foram lançadas, trazendo para os computadores IBM™ e similares muitas novidades para a época, incluindo uma porta bus para mouses, que geralmente era comprada separadamente.
A série ATi™ Mach foi a sucessora da série Wonder, em 1990.
Modelos da Wonder Series da ATi™
MDA/CGA Cards - 1986 em diante
ATi Graphics Solution Rev 3
- Chipset: ATI CW16800-A
- Supports: Hercules Graphics Card mode
- Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
ATi Color Emulation Card
- Did at least support CGA graphics output to a TTL Monochrome monitor
ATi Graphics Solution plus
- Chipset: ATI CW16800-B
- Supports CGA, Plantronics CGA & Hercules Graphics Card graphics modes
- Compatible with MDA, CGA (and therefore also EGA displays), DIP switch selectable
- 64kb of DRAM
- Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
Graphics Solution Plus SP
- Chipset: ATI CW16800-B
- Adds Serial/Parallel Ports
Graphics Solution SR
- Chipset: ATI CW16800-B
- Uses Static RAM
ATi Small Wonder Graphics Solution
- Chipset: ATI 18700
- Also known as Graphics Solution Single Chip or just GS-SC
- Single-chip version of the Graphics Solution plus
- 64kb of static RAM
- Composite Output
Graphics Solution Single Chip or GS-SC with Game
- Includes a game port
- Lacks external composite connector
EGA Cards - 1987 em diante
ATi EGA Wonder
- Chipset: ATI16899-0 + CHIPS P86C435
- Supports CGA, Hercules mono & EGA graphics modes
- Removes support for plantronics mode/Single-page Hercules mode/composite output
- Compatible with MDA, CGA and EGA displays (DIP switch selectable)
- Internal composite port for machines such as IBM 5155 Portable
- 256kb DRAM
- Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
- Original MSRP: $399
ATi EGA Wonder 800
- Added support for extended EGA text and graphics modes (requires multisync monitor)
- Added support for 16-colour VGA modes
ATi EGA Wonder 800+
- Rebadged VGA Edge lacking the analogue VGA port
- Chipset: ATI 18800
- Can auto-detect monitor type connected (DIP switches no longer present)
VGA Cards - 1987 em diante
ATi VIP or VGA Improved Performance
- Chipset: ATi 16899-0 & Chips P82C441
- Supports CGA, Hercules mono, EGA & VGA graphics with Softsense automatic mode switching
- Compatible with MDA, CGA, EGA and VGA displays (DIP switch selectable)
- 9-pin TTL and 15-pin analogue connectors
- 256kb DRAM
- Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
- Original MSRP: $449 ($99 for Compaq expansion module)
ATi VGA Wonder
- Chipset: ATI 18800
- Adds support for SVGA graphics modes
- Adds support for monitor auto-sensing (switchless configuration)
- Uses on-board EEPROM to store configuration information
- 256kb or 512kb DRAM
- Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
ATi VGA Edge 8
- Cost Reduced VGA Wonder
- 256KB DRAM
ATi VGA Wonder 16
- Speed enhancements due to a wider bus
- VGA pass through connector
- Bus mouse connector
- 256KB or 512KB DRAM
- Port: 16-bit PC/AT bus (ISA), 8-bit compatible
- Original MSRP: $499 or $699 respectively
ATi VGA Edge-16
- Cost reduced VGA Wonder 16
- Lacks the bus mouse connector and the digital TTL output
- 256kb DRAM (not expandable to 512kb)
ATi VGA Wonder+
- Chipset: ATI 28800-2, -4, or -5
- Based on a new chipset which claimed to offer speeds rivalling VRAM based cards
- Dual page mode memory access
- Dynamic CPU/CRT interleaving
- 256KB or 512KB DRAM
ATi VGA Integra
- Cost reduced version based on new ATi 28800 ASIC
- Lacks bus mouse connector
- Uses a much smaller PCB with a surface mount BIOS & RAMDAC
- Supports SVGA Graphics with 72 Hz refresh rates
- 512KB DRAM
ATi VGA Basic-16
- PCB layout similar to VGA Integra but using cheaper RAMDAC
- Only supports the basic 60 Hz VGA modes of the IBM VGA standard from 1987
- 256KB DRAM (not upgradable)
ATi VGA Charger
- Similar to VGA Basic-16, but can be upgraded to 512KB
ATi VGA Wonder XL
- Sierra RAMDAC adds support for 15-bit colour in 640x480@72 Hz, 800x600@60 Hz
- Supports a flicker-free vertical refresh rate of 72 Hz
- 256KB, 512KB or 1MB DRAM
- Original MSRP: $229, $349, $399 respectively
- Chipset: ATI 28800
- Combines a VGA Wonder XL with a Sound Blaster 1.5
- Features "fake" stereo sound
- 512KB or 1MB DRAM
ATi VGA Wonder XL24
- Contains a Brooktree Bt481KPJ85 RAMDAC that adds support for hi and true colour graphics modes
- 512KB or 1MB DRAM
ATi VGA Wonder 1024
- A series of OEM cost reduced versions of several VGA Wonder models
- Typically lacks the bus mouse connector and/or the digital TTL output
Fonte principal: Wikipedia
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