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@0611.ADF - Hercules Graphics Station (ADF file missing)
Hercules GB1024 ISA version of the adapter w/ different VGA chip? (The Retro Web)
Hercules MC1024
Adapter ROM
Features
Hercules MC1024
MC1024 BOARD REV. C, FCC ID EW65T5HERCULESINC
![[P]](/other/img/photo.gif "Front")
(photos by Alexander Paterakis)
(photo source)
J1 HD15 video connector
JP1 46-pin header (?)
JP2 16-pin header (?)
U1 TIBPAL16R4-25CN REVC MCBLOCK MYF
U2,5,7,9,13,14,19,23 VRAM
U6 TIBPAL16R4-25CN MCCSMUX MYF
U8 72-pin SIMM socket
U11 ICS1394M Video Clock Gen
U12 Hercules P100 4L10F1009
U20 Brooktree PS047301 RAMDAC ES1 (Bt473?)
U22 TIBPAL20L8-15CNT MCECIA MYF
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U24 TIBPAL16L8-25CN REVC MC1LATCH MYF
U25 TIBPAL20L8-15CNT REVC MC1MAP MYF
U26 Video BIOS ROM
U27 HCT CIA-1
U30 LPT 112
U32 TMS34010FNL-60 GSP
U33 IMSG171S-35C RAMDAC
U36 60.000 MHz osc (for GSP)
U39 TIBPAL20L8-15CNT REVC MC5MISC MYF
X1 14.31818 MHz xtal
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Adapter ROM
1x 27C256-15 32Kx8 CMOS EPROM, DIP-32 (U26)
MC1024_BIOS_3-18-91 MC1024 BIOS 3-18-91 C'91 (ROM dump by Eric Schlaepfer)
Note: The checksum of the ROM dump above is 01h,
the expected value is 00h.
Features
- 1 MB of VRAM, 1 MB of DRAM standard, 4 MB or 8 MB DRAM upgrade
- 16.7 million colors (24-bit)
- 1024x768 non-interlaced resolution
- Supports standard VGA and Super VGA monitors and resolutions
- Drivers for Windows 3.0*, TIGA 2.0, and Autodesk ADI v4.0/4.1
24-bit rendering with 3D Studio and AutoShade 2.0
- $1,395 list price
* Hercules intends to widen its support for Windows 3.0 with future versions
of the board. Currently, its Windows driver can support 256 colors, and
Hercules expects to add support for more than 32,000 colors.
Sources:
| ![[P]](Hercules_MC1024_Photo_Front.jpg "Front"){kind=small}
![[P]](Hercules_MC1024_Photo_Back.jpg "Back"){kind=small}
![[P]](Hercules_MC1024_Photo_Front_alt.jpg "Front (alt)"){kind=small}