IBM's PGA Adapter

From: jpero_at_sympatico.ca <(jpero_at_sympatico.ca)>
Date: Sun Apr 22 20:34:55 2001

> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:15:42 -0700
> From: Jim Battle <frustum_at_pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: IBM's PGA Adapter
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org

> At 09:58 PM 4/22/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi. Can anybody provide me with some info on the IBM PGA/PGC adapters for
> >the IBM PC/XT systems?
> >
> >I heard that it is one of the first video adapters with on-board transform
> >capabilities, and that it is very ahead of its time. Can anyone please
> >elaborate?
>
> BTW, the architect for PGA is named Curtis Priem; he later went on to do
> some 2D and 3D chip architecture for Sun, then went on to co-found (not
> confound) NVidia, and is CTO there.

Cool!! Interesting tidbit, interestingly I own part of Curtis
Priem's design hardware. (GeForce2 MX) :-) I hope Nvidia don't go
way of cash-greedy so too far. :-(

>
> I guess the third time's the charm.

Seems that way.

Cheers,

Wizard
Received on Sun Apr 22 2001 - 20:34:55 BST