Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a video display controller and accompanying de facto graphics standard, first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, [1] [2] [3] which became ubiquitous in the IBM PC compatible industry within three years. [4]

Mar 12, 2019 · On April 2, 1987, when IBM rolled out the PS/2 line of personal computers, one of the hardware announcements was the VGA display chip, a standard that has lasted for over 25 years.

Dec 22, 2024 · VGA was introduced by IBM in 1987 as a replacement for the earlier CGA (Color Graphics Adapter) and MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) standards. VGA offered a significant improvement in graphics quality, with a maximum resolution of …

The 8514 was introduced with the IBM PS/2 computers in April 1987. It was an optional upgrade to the Micro Channel architecture based PS/2's Video Graphics Array (VGA), and was delivered within three months of PS/2's introduction.

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Dec 4, 2019 · On April 2, 1987, when IBM rolled out the PS/2 line of personal computers, one of the hardware announcements was the VGA display chip, a standard that has lasted for over 25 years.

The Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) is an IBM PC graphics adapter [2][3] and de facto computer display standard from 1984 that superseded the CGA standard introduced with the original IBM PC, and was itself superseded by the VGA standard in 1987.

Nov 15, 2018 · VGA. IBM’s video graphics array was the most significant graphics chip to ever be produced in terms of volume and longevity. The VGA was introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, along with the 8514. The two AIBs shared an output connector which became the industry standard for decades, the VGA connector.

May 9, 2013 · While the VGA was an incremental improvement over its predecessor EGA (1984) and remained backwards compatible with the EGA as well as the earlier (1981) CGA and MDA, an entirely new display adapter was also introduced: The IBM 8514/A.

This section is intended to be a reference to the common functionality of the original IBM VGA and compatible adapters. If you are writing directly to hardware then this is the lowest common denominator of nearly all video cards in use today.