1981 · Peripheral
IBM Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) (1981)
IBM's sharp monochrome text card, released with the PC, which was initially far more popular than CGA for business use.
It drove the IBM 5151 monochrome display, and its clone-friendly design led directly to the Hercules Graphics Card.
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Facts
- Date
- 1981
- Kind
- Peripheral
- Maker or publisher
- IBM
- Graphics
- Text only, 4 KB video RAM
- Resolution
- 720x350 text (80x25)
- Ports
- DE-9 TTL plus parallel printer port
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Hercules Graphics Card (predecessor, 1982)
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