Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We take a look at some cards that reportedly support the IBM 8514/A standard. These cards have a hardware blitter.

We also take a look at a Paradise CGA card from the mid 80s with Plantronics COLORPLUS support.

8514 Demo Diskette:

mail.lipsia.de/~enigma/neu/ibmpc.html

Video about Ron Belewski's 8514 Mahjong Solitaite:

youtube.com/watch?v=v7eQHQljvNs

Images:

IBM VGA Graphics Card - Vlask - CC-By-SA 4.0
MCA Slots - K Reichert - CC-By-SA 3.0
Amiga 500 - Bill Bertram - CC-By-SA 2.5

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