Old graphics card (link to 1 Mb picture)

[horvendile]

I have stumbled on an old VLB graphics card that I'm likely to throw away, but I'm reluctant to do that before knowing what it is.

Here's a picture of the card (846 kb).

I can't even identify the company! The logo on what appears to be the main chip could be read as S3, but in that case it must be an old logo of theirs which I have never seen before.

It hardly matters which card it is, I'm just curious.

 

[AlphaWolf]

I'm guessing STB, but I really don't know.

 

[maaoouud]

Well the main chip is manufactured by S3 at least, see http://l7inc.us/quote.php?ID=425823292


Unfortunately I doubt that the other parts will yield hints as to what model it is.

 

[maaoouud]

This is the best I can do: http://xjman.dsl.gr.jp/XF311/AccelCards.html


Card Vendor : "Made In Taiwan" VGA Windows Accellerator
Card Model : P/N: 910-0032 CODE 2155
Card Bus (ISA/EISA/VLB) : VESA Local Bus
Chipset : S3 86C805
Video Memory : 1024k
Memory Type (DRAM/VRAM) : DRAM
Memory Speed : 45 ns
Clock Chip : ICS 2494 AN 9312-305 (ICS2494-305)
Programmable? (Y/N) : No.
Number of clocks : 16
Clocks : 25.175 28.322 40.0 0.0 50.0 77.0 36.0 44.889
Clocks (cont) : 130.0 120.0 80.0 31.5 110.0 65.0 75.0 94.5
Option Flags :
RAMDAC : AT&T 20C491-11
Submitter : Frode Roervik <>
Last Edit Date : Jan 26, 1994


Edit: found a better link

 

[Blazkowicz]

looks like a good card to put on a DX/2 66

 

[Geo]

Ooooh, upgradeable memory, chip by chip! So long as you didn't bend those really-bendeable prongs!

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

I had a Cirus Logic video card at the time.
The video card is a Actix GE32i using the S3 805 chip.

 

[swaaye]

Ya that's old eh. S3 805 is like their earliest chip. Probably doesn't even have GUI acceleration in much meaningful way.

 

[horvendile]

Thanks all!
If it is indeed their first chip I'm actually rather inclined not to throw it away.

 

[horvendile]

Alas, it appears not to be.
http://www.mrsci.com/Graphics-Cards/S3_Graphics.php
Drat.