VGADOC 4/WHATVGA 2.00 contact information and licensing information.
This compilation (c) Copyright 1991-95 Finn Thoegersen. All Rights Reserved.
This is distributed as freeware, that is I retain all rights to this
compilation, but you are free to use the information herein and excerpts from
the programs, provided that the source is credited (My name and the VGADOC
package). You can redistribute this collection (preferably in its entirety),
but this file (README.1ST) MUST be included unmodified. If necessary to avoid
filename collision it can be renamed to README.VGA or README.WVG. No fees,
monies et cetera can be charged, except for normal connection, media, shipment
distribution and handling expenses. If distributed as part of a larger
collection (such as a CD collection) this will be interpreted in accordance
with the percentage of the collection VGADOC accounts for (if VGADOC is 50%
of the collection the price would certainly matter, if it is 0.5% I really
don't care what they charge). Also this collection (or part thereof) can be
distributed with shareware or commercial programs if it is done for testing
or information purposes, and provided this file is included unmodified.
What you can do:
- Use the information in whatever way you may want for your own projects,
be they personal, public-domain, freeware, shareware or commercial.
There are no restrictions or fees on your resulting programs.
- Distribute this collection or a subset of it. This file (README.1ST) MUST
be included unmodified.
What you can't do:
- Distribute modified versions or subsets under any name resembling VGADOC
or WHATVGA, I.e. no VGADOC5, VGADOC4a, WHATVGA3 or similar. If you have
enough new info to start your own collection please use another name!
- Modify or omit this file (README.1ST) in any way.
- Charge any fees, monies et cetera for this collection, except for normal
connection, media, shipment, distribution and handling expenses.
No fees, monies et cetera is asked, however contributions in the form of
information, documentation (datasheets/books, programmers refs..) or hardware
relevant for this collection will be gratefully accepted and credited.
I can be contacted at:
Email: finth@datashopper.dk ;NEW MAIL ADDRESS!!
;The address (jesperf@daimi.aau.dk) used
;in earlier versions is still valid, but
;will not be checked as often..
Telephone: +45 9751 3788 ;Both the Phone and FAX are company
;numbers, so please attention:
FAX: +45 9751 4050 ;Finn Thoegersen
;Also these numbers are different from
;those given back in VGADOC2
WWW: http://www.datashopper.dk/~finth
;This WWW page is still pretty thin, but
;will be expanded with news on VGADOC,
;WHATVGA and related subjects
Surface: Finn Thoegersen
Nordbanevej 3 C
DK-7800 Skive
Denmark
The complete archive (VGADOC4.ZIP) is available via ftp from many sites:
ftp.coast.net:/SimTel/msdos/vga/vgadoc4.zip
garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/doc-hard/vgadoc4.zip
sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk:/packages/simtel/msdos/vga/vgadoc4.zip
There are of course numerous mirror sites for these.
The complete VGADOC4.ZIP archive contains the following files:
README.1ST This file. MUST be included unmodified in all distributions.
VGADOC v4 text information files:
8514.TXT IBM 8514/A
ACER.TXT Acer ALi VGA chips
ADAPTERS.TXT Adapter list
AHEAD.TXT AHEAD VGA chips
AI.TXT Adapter Interface (from IBM 8514/A)
ALLIANCE.TXT Alliance ProMotion
APPIAN.TXT Appian Renegade
ARK.TXT ARK Logic
ATI.TXT ATI VGA and Mach8/32/64 chips
AVANCE.TXT Avance Logic VGA chips
CHANGES.TXT VGADOC history & change log
CHIPS.TXT Chips & Tech VGA chips
CGA.TXT IBM CGA
CIRRUS.TXT Cirrus Logic VGA chips
CLOCK.TXT Clock chips
COMPAQ.TXT Compaq VGA chips
CT9001.TXT Chips & Tech CT9001 frame grabber
EGAREGS.TXT EGA register description
EVEREX.TXT Everex VGA chips
GENOA.TXT Genoa VGA chips (Genoa 6x00 series)
HERCULES.TXT Hercules Monochrome
HUALON.TXT Hualon VGA chips
IIT.TXT IIT AGX chips
IMAGINE.TXT Number Nine Imagine #128
INTRO.TXT Introduction
MATROX.TXT Matrox VGA and accelerator chips
MEDIAV.TXT Mediavision Pro Graphics
MONITOR.TXT Monitor specs
MXIC.TXT MXIC VGA chips
NCR.TXT NCR VGA chips
OAK.TXT OAK VGA chips
PARADISE.TXT Western Digital/Paradise VGA chips
PCI.TXT PCI Bus registers and BIOS interface
PCJR.TXT IBM PC Jr
PCVISION.TXT PC Vision grame grabber
PINOUT.TXT Pinouts for connectors and busses
PRIMUS.TXT Primus VGA chips
Q&A.TXT Questions & Answers
RAMDAC.TXT RamDAC chips
REALTEK.TXT Realtek VGA chips
S3.TXT S3 VGA chips
SIERRA.TXT Sierra VGA chips
SIS.TXT SiS VGA chips
TARGA.TXT Targa framegrabber
TRIDENT.TXT Trident VGA chips
TSENG.TXT Tseng VGA chips
VESA.TXT VESA VBE interface
UMC.TXT UMC VGA chips
VENDOR.TXT Vendor lists
VGABIOS.TXT VGA BIOS
VGAREGS.TXT VGA registers
VIDEO7.TXT Video7 VGA chips
WEITEK.TXT Weitek VGA and accelerator chips
XGA.TXT IBM XGA
YAMAHA.TXT Yamaha VGA chips
WHATVGA v2.00 test utility:
BITBLT.PAS BitBlt & clock source file (part of supervga)
DEFVGA.PAS General rutines source file (part of supervga)
IDVGA.PAS VGA identification source file
IDVGA2.PAS ---- " ---- part 2
SUPERVGA.PAS SUPERVGA setmode/setbank/scroll source file
VGADECL.INC Include file with chip IDs, mode IDs...
WHATVGA.PAS WHATVGA main source file
WHATVGA.EXE WHATVGA utiility
WHATVGA.DOC WHATVGA documentation and test report
WHATVGA.VER WHATVGA history & change log
WHATVGA.NOT Various technical notes on VGA programming & WHATVGA
Other utilities (See the end of WHATVGA.DOC for info):
DMPMEM.EXE DMPMEM utility
DMPMEM.PAS DMPMEM source file
SHOWTEST.EXE SHOWTEST utility
SHOWTEST.PAS SHOWTEST source file
TABLE.EXE TABLE utility
TABLE.PAS TABLE source file
VESALIE.AS VESALIE assembler source file
VESALIE.COM VESALIE utility
Note: VGADOC4 was replaced by VGADOC4b because the file VGADECL.INC was
missing. VGADECL.INC and README.1ST are the only differences between
VGADOC4 and VGADOC4b.
