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XGA [2 records]

Record 1 2016-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
OBS

a high-resolution graphics standard introduced by IBM in 1990. XGA was designed to replace the older 8514/A video standard. It provides the same resolutions (640 by 480 or 1024 by 768 pixels), but supports more simultaneous colors (65 thousand compared to 8514/A's 256 colors). In addition, XGA allows monitors to be non-interlaced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
OBS

XGA : L'acronyme provient du terme anglais «Extended Graphics Array».

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
CONT

Extended Graphics Adapter. IBM new video standard providing screen resolution up to 1024 X 768 with 256 colors or VGA level resolution of 640 X 480 with 65,536 colors. Used in IBM multimedia platforms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
CONT

La carte XGA [...] d'IBM délivre des images un peu particulières : 15 bits pour 32 768 couleurs, ou 16 bits pour 65 546 couleurs, mais avec seulement, pour ces deux définitions, 32 niveaux de luminance.

Spanish

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