THE IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 (TM) DISPLAY ADAPTER, THE IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 DISPLAY ADAPTER 8514/A AND THE IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 8514 MEMORY EXPANSION KIT Contents Announcement Letter Number 187-054 dated April 2, 1987 US - Last Revised on April 2, 1987 Brief Description of Announcement, Charges, and Availability The IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter (IBM Display Adapter) provides new high content display modes together with compatibility modes and improved performance. It brings to the IBM Personal Computer, IBM Personal Computer XT (TM), IBM Personal Computer XT (TM) Model 286, IBM Personal Computer AT (R), and IBM Personal System/2 Model 30 the same level of function as the integrated display adapter provides for the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. The IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A (IBM Display Adapter 8514/A) offers advanced display functions and improved performance. When used with the IBM Personal System/2 Color Display 8514, it offers increases in display content. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A is supported by the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. All the modes of operation of the integrated display adapter continue to be available. An IBM Personal System/2 8514 Memory Expansion Kit (IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit) is available for the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, giving increased color and gray scale support. These adapters support a new family of analog displays: IBM Personal System/2 Monochrome Display 8503, IBM Personal System/2 Color Display 8512, IBM Personal System/2 Color Display 8513, and IBM Personal System/2 Color Display 8514. Refer also to the following Product Announcements, dated April 2, 1987, for additional information: 187-053, 187-055, 187-056, 187-057, and 187-058. Purchase Price: IBM Display Adapter $ 595 IBM Display Adapter 8514/A 1,290 IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit 270 Planned Availability: IBM Display Adapter July 1987 IBM Display Adapter 8514/A June 1987 IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit June 1987 (TM) Trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. (R) Registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. Customer Letter Section HIGHLIGHTS o IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter (feature #4050) (1887744): - New display modes - Increased color and monochrome capability - Support for new IBM analog displays - Compatible with existing Monochrome Display/Printer Adapter (MPA), Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA), and Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) modes - Functional equivalence with the Video Graphics Array (VGA) in IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. o IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A (feature #4054) (1887972): - Hardware assist for advanced text, image and graphics functions - New high content display modes - Increased color and monochrome capability - Support for new IBM analog displays - MPA, CGA, EGA and VGA modes continue to be available - 256/256KB colors and 64/64 gray scales with IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit (feature #4081) (1887989). DESCRIPTION The IBM Display Adapter is available as a feature on the IBM Personal Computer, IBM Personal Computer XT (TM), IBM Personal Computer XT (TM) Model 286, IBM Personal Computer AT (R) and IBM Personal System/2 Model 30. It supports attachment to the new IBM Personal System/2 displays: IBM 8503, 8513, 8512 and 8514. In addition to emulating and, in some cases, enhancing the existing modes of the IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter, the IBM Color Graphics Display Adapter, and the IBM Enhanced Color Graphics Adapter, the following new display modes are supported: o 640 X 480 PELS (Picture Elements) in 16 colors or gray scales for graphics, text and image o 720 X 400 PELS in 16 colors or gray scales for high quality text o 320 X 200 PELS in 256 colors or 64 gray scales for image. The actual colors displayed are determined by a dynamically reloadable color palette that offers a choice of up to 256 colors selected from a palette of 256KB colors. In a similar way, the gray scales are chosen from a palette of 64 gray scales. Chart A describes the screen modes for the IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A is available as a feature on the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. It supports attachment to the IBM 8503, 8513, 8512 and 8514 displays. The display modes available with the integrated display adapter of the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80 remain available when the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A is installed in the system unit. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A offers: o 1024 x 768 PELS in 16 colors or gray scales for graphics, text and image o Significantly improved performance o APA drawing and performance aids including BITBLT and hardware assist for line and area drawing o Enhanced text capability. The IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit is available as an optional feature on the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. The kit plugs in to the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A card and increases the number of display colors to 256 from 256KB and the number of display gray scales to 64/64. Chart B shows the new display modes supported. (TM) Trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. (R) Registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. ADAPTER INTERFACE The adapter interface provided with the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A is a programming interface that makes programming the adapter significantly easier than programming directly to the hardware. It handles much of the complexity of the hardware register interface on behalf of the programmer and provides a call interface that supports commonly required display adapter functions in a convenient form. A Display Adapter 8514/A Adapter Interface Application Developer's Tutorial is available and must be ordered separately. The tutorial is intended to help application developers become familiar with writing applications for the adapter interface. It consists of a user's guide publication and a diskette containing utilities, demonstration material and anti-aliasing image fonts. PUBLICATIONS The following publications are shipped with the adapters: PART TITLE NUMBER IBM Personal System/2 Installation Instruction Supplement for the IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 6280106 Installation Instructions for the IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A 6280128 Installation Instructions for the IBM Personal System/2 8514 Memory Expansion Kit 6280136 The following publications will be available from Mechanicsburg by planned availability: IBM DISPLAY ADAPTER: ORDER PART TITLE NUMBER NUMBER IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Service S68X-2216 68X2216 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Reference S68X-2238 68X2238 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Technical Reference Manual S68X-2251 68X2251 IBM DISPLAY ADAPTER 8514/A: ORDER PART TITLE NUMBER NUMBER IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Reference S68X-2249 68X2249 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Service S68X-2250 68X2250 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Technical Reference Manual S68X-2248 68X2248 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Virtual Device Drivers Interface 1.20 S68X-2280 68X2280 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Adapter Interface Application Developer's Tutorial S68X-2279 68X2279 SCHEDULE Planned availability of the IBM Display Adapter is July 1987. Planned availability of the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A and IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit is June 1987. TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT MACHINE REQUIREMENTS IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 DISPLAY ADAPTER: An IBM Personal Computer, IBM Personal Computer XT, IBM Personal Computer XT Model 286, IBM Personal Computer AT or IBM Personal System/2 Model 30 with an available expansion slot. IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 DISPLAY ADAPTER 8514/A: An IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80 system unit with an available expansion slot. PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS: The IBM Display Adapter and IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, together with an appropriate display, are supported in a number of software environments, ranging from a low-level hardware interface to the multiprogramming and multitasking environment of IBM Operating System/2 (TM) Standard Edition, Version 1.1. The range of software available enables the adapter and displays to meet the varied requirements of the user. (TM) Trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. IBM OPERATING SYSTEM/2 STANDARD EDITION 1.1: The IBM Display Adapter and IBM Display Adapter 8514/A are supported by IBM Operating System/2 Standard Edition, Version 1.1. IBM DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS) VERSION 3.30: The IBM Display Adapter is supported by IBM Disk Operating System (DOS) Version 3.30. Applications written to run with earlier versions of DOS will run using those modes of the IBM Display Adapter that emulate the IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter, the IBM Color Graphics Display Adapter and the IBM Enhanced Color Graphics Adapter. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A requires IBM Disk Operating System (DOS) Version 3.30, or higher. GDDM-PCLK: GDDM-PCLK supports the IBM Display Adapter and IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, providing the user with access to the extensive range of applications that run with the IBM Graphical Data Display Manager (GDDM). GDDM-PCLK runs under IBM Personal Computer DOS 2.1 and later versions. Refer to Programming Announcement 287-107, dated April 2, 1987, for additional information on GDDM-PCLK. COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT: The IBM Display Adapter is supported by IBM PC 3270 Emulation Program-Entry Level, Version 1.2, IBM Personal Computer 3270 Emulation, Version 3.00, IBM Personal Computer Local Area Network Program, Version 1.20, APPC/PC 1.11 and IBM 3270 Workstation, Version 1.0. These applications run in CGA/EGA emulation mode to support 1920 character alphanumeric screens on the IBM Display Adapter. These applications run with IBM Disk Operating System (DOS) Version 3.30. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A is supported by IBM 3270 Workstation, Versions 1.0 and 1.1, with alphanumeric screen sizes equivalent to 3270 Models 3, 4 and 5. VDI DRIVERS: Virtual Device Interface (VDI) drivers will be available to allow applications written to the IBM Personal Computer Graphics Development Toolkit to run with the IBM Display Adapter and IBM Display Adapter 8514/A. The IBM Display Adapter has VDI drivers to support the IBM Personal Computer Graphics Development Toolkit, Version 1.20 (IBM Personal Computer DOS) and IBM Operating System/2 Graphics Development Toolkit. The VDI drivers are included with the Graphics Development Toolkits. Refer to Programming Announcement 287-106, dated April 2, 1987, for details. For the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, the drivers are written to the adapter interface and will support the following modes: o 640 x 480 -- 256 colors o 640 x 480 -- 16 colors o 1024 x 768 -- 256 colors o 1024 x 768 -- 16 colors The drivers will allow VDI applications to take advantage of the new functions available in the adapter, such as improved performance, 256 colors and high content. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A VDI drivers for the IBM Personal Computer Graphics Development Toolkit Version 1.20 are available and need to be ordered separately. They are packaged in a correspondence folder that contains the drivers on a diskette and a booklet with description. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A VDI drivers for the IBM Operating System/2 Graphics Development Toolkit are included in the IBM Operating System/2 Graphics Development Toolkit. Refer to Programming Announcement 287-106, dated April 2, 1987, for additional information. COMPATIBILITY: The IBM Display Adapter emulates the IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter, the IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter and the IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter modes and enables applications written at the BIOS level to be run. Most applications written to the hardware of these adapters will also run, but will require testing due to different hardware register implementation. The IBM Display Adapter does not emulate the Professional Graphics Controller. The IBM Display Adapter is functionally equivalent to the integrated display adapter in the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. Most applications written to the new display modes of the integral display adapter of these products will also run, but must be tested to ensure compatibility. Selected applications that use both color and monochrome modes, or that use the vertical re-trace interrupt feature, may require change. The IBM Display Adapter 8514/A co-exists with the integrated display adapter in the IBM Personal System/2 Models 50, 60 and 80. Applications that run using the integrated display adapter will continue to run when IBM Display Adapter 8514/A is installed. In order to use the advanced function modes of the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, applications must be written to either the adapter interface or an application programming interface such as the VDI, that uses the adapter interface. Most VDI applications will run on IBM Display Adapter 8514/A using the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A VDI driver without change. Software applications written for the Professional Graphics Controller that use the IBM Personal Computer Graphics Development Toolkit will be compatible with the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A. LIMITATIONS: The IBM Display Adapter installed in an IBM Personal Computer, IBM Personal Computer XT, IBM Personal Computer XT Model 286, IBM Personal Computer AT can coexist with a Monochrome Display/Printer Adapter (MPA) or a Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA), but not an Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA). Concurrent modes of operation are restricted to: o IBM Display Adapter running color modes while MPA is in monochrome mode o IBM Display Adapter running monochrome modes while CGA is in color mode. With the IBM Display Adapter installed in an IBM Personal System/2 Model 30, two displays can be used alternately if supported by the application program. With the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A dual screen configurations, a second screen may be attached to the integrated display adapter on the system unit. The second screen displays the output of the integrated display adapter. The primary screen (attached to the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A) displays either the output from the integrated display adapter or the advanced function output of the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, depending on whether advanced function mode has been set on the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A. The IBM 5151 Monochrome Display, the IBM 5153 Color Display, the IBM 5154 Enhanced Color Display, and the IBM 5175 Professional Graphics Display cannot be attached to the IBM Display Adapter or IBM Display Adapter 8514/A. PLANNING INFORMATION CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES: The customer is responsible for: o Unpacking and the placement of the adapters. o Connection of the signal cable. o Performing Customer Level Diagnostics. o Establishing the software compatibility of his software with the adapter unless specifically stated as compatible by IBM. o If the warranty of the feature extends beyond the warranty of the host system unit, the customer may be required to provide proof of purchase to obtain warranty service. INSTALLABILITY: The IBM Display Adapter, the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A, and the IBM 8514 Memory Expansion Kit are customer setup. Setup instructions are shipped with the adapter. PROBLEM DETERMINATION: It is the customer's responsibility to isolate any problem to the failing element using Customer Problem Determination Procedures and Customer Diagnostic Diskettes. The failing adapter in a system unit can be replaced or repaired under existing warranty provisions. PACKAGING: The IBM Display Adapter is packaged in a carton which contains, in addition to the hardware, the IBM Personal System/2 Installation Instruction Supplement for the IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter (6280106) (includes also a Customer Diagnostic Diskette). The IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A is packaged in a carton that contains, in addition to the hardware, Installation Instructions for the IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A (6280128) (includes also Customer Diagnostic Diskette and Adapter Interface Diskette). SECURITY, AUDITABILITY, AND CONTROL The IBM Display Adapter and the IBM Display Adapter 8514/A utilize the security and auditability features of the system to which they are installed. User management is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. TERMS AND CONDITIONS WARRANTY PERIOD: One year CUSTOMER SETUP: Yes. All other terms and conditions are the same as those applicable to the IBM machine in which the feature is installed. CHARGES FEATURE PART PURCHASE DESCRIPTION NUMBER NUMBER PRICE IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 4050 1887744 $ 595 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A 4054 1887972 1,290 IBM Personal System/2 8514 Memory Expansion Kit 4081 1887989 270 SINGLE ORDER PART COPY PUBLICATION NUMBER NUMBER PRICE IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Service S68X-2216 68X2216 $30 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Reference S68X-2238 68X2238 6 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514A Technical Reference Manual S68X-2251 68X2251 10 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Reference S68X-2249 68X2249 6 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Supplement for Hardware Maintenance -- Service S68X-2250 68X2250 6 IBM Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A Technical Reference Manual S68X-2248 68X2248 10 Display Adapter 8514/A 1.20 VDI Drivers S68X-2280 68X2280 30 Display Adapter 8514/A Adapter Interface Application Developer's Tutorial S68X-2279 68X2279 25 CHART A DISPLAY SCREEN MODES FOR THE IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 DISPLAY ADAPTER CHAR CHAR PICTURE TYPE COLORS X LINES BOX PAGES ELEMENTS A/N 16/256KB 40x25 8x8 8 320x200 A/N 16/256KB 80x25 8x8 8 640x200 A/N 16/256KB 40x25 8x14 8 320x350 A/N 16/256KB 80x25 8x14 8 640x350 A/N 16/256KB 40x25 9x16 8 360x400 A/N 16/256KB 80x25 9x16 8 720x400 APA 4/256KB 40x25 8x8 1 320x200 APA 2/256KB 80x25 8x8 1 640x200 A/N MONO 80x25 9x14 8 720x350 A/N MONO 80x25 9x16 8 720x400 APA 16/256KB 40x25 8x8 8 320x200 APA 16/256KB 80x25 8x8 4 640x200 APA 4/256KB 80x25 8x14 2 640x350 APA 16/256KB 80x25 8x14 2 640x350 APA 2/256KB 80x30 8x16 2 640x480 APA 16/256KB 80x30 8x16 1 640x480 APA 256/256KB 40x25 8x8 1 320x200 A/N = Alphanumerics; APA = All Points Addressable CHART B DISPLAY MODES SUPPORTED BY THE IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 DISPLAY ADAPTER 8514/A CHAR CHAR PICTURE TYPE COLORS SCALES X LINES BOX PAGES ELEMENTS DISPLAYS APA *16/256KB *16/64 80x34 8x14 2 640x480 All APA *16/256KB *16/64 85x38 12x20 1 1024x768 8514 APA *16/256KB *16/64 146x51 7x15 1 1024x768 8514 * 256/256KB and 64/64 gray scales when IBM Personal System/2 8514 Memory Expansion Kit is installed.