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ATi™ Wonder Series - História, Modelos

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
ATi VGA Stereo·F/X



  • 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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