Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer Commodore, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- a display adapter for connecting Moniterm Viking high-persistance monitors to the Amiga
- designed by Commodore but sold by Moniterm Corporation
- performs the same function as the video buffer module in the Commodore A2024 monitor
- in fact, the 15" cathode ray tube of the A2024 is manufactured by Moniterm and uses the same technology as the 19" Viking monitors
- a Viking monitor with the Moniterm adapter card is functionally identical to the A2024
- the Viking monitors are driven by the A2024 screenmode of Workbench
- the Moniterm adapter builds a high resolution screen from a series of Amiga display frames
- 10 Hz mode (10 Hz NTSC, 8.33 Hz PAL data refresh) - the screen is composed of 6 pieces
- 15 Hz mode (15 Hz NTSC, 12.5 Hz PAL data refresh) - the screen is composed of 4 pieces
- NTSC, 60 Hz display refresh - 1008×800 with Agnus, 1024×800 with Fat Agnus
- PAL, 50 Hz display refresh - 1008×1024 with Agnus, 1024×1024 with Fat Agnus
- 256 kB framebuffer
- uses the digital video signals of the video slot
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