ATI Wonder series

MDA/CGA Cards

• Chipset: ATI CW16800-A
• Supports: Hercules Graphics Card mode and extended 132x25 / 132x44 text-modes on TTL Monochrome monitors
• Supports: All CGA modes on both CGA/EGA and TTL Monochrome monitors
• Switching between CGA and Hercules compatibility is done via supplied utility and doesn't require a reboot
• Composite output is available on an internal 3-pin connector
• Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus

• Did at least support CGA graphics output to a TTL Monochrome monitor

• Chipset: ATI CW16800-B
• Supports CGA, Plantronics Colorplus CGA & Hercules Graphics Card graphics modes
• Compatible with MDA, CGA, DIP switch selectable
• 64kb of DRAM
• Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus

• Chipset: ATI CW16800-B
• Adds Serial/Parallel Ports

• Chipset: ATI CW16800-B
• Uses Static RAM

• Chipset: ATI 18700
• Also known as Graphics Solution Single Chip or just GS-SC
• Single-chip version of the Graphics Solution plus
• 64kb of static RAM
• Composite Output

• Includes a game port
• Lacks external composite connector

  EGA Cards

• Chipset: ATI16899-0 + CHIPS P86C435
• Supports CGA, Hercules mono & EGA graphics modes
• Removes support for plantronics mode/Single-page Hercules mode/composite output
• Compatible with MDA, CGA and EGA displays
• Internal composite port for machines such as IBM 5155 Portable
• 256kb DRAM
• Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
• Original MSRP: $399

• Added support for extended EGA text and graphics modes
• Added support for 16-colour VGA modes

• Rebadged VGA Edge lacking the analogue VGA port
• Chipset: ATI 18800
• Can auto-detect monitor type connected

  VGA Cards

• Chipset: ATI 16899-0 & Chips P82C441
• Supports CGA, Hercules mono, EGA & VGA graphics with Softsense automatic mode switching
• Compatible with MDA, CGA, EGA and VGA displays
• 9-pin TTL and 15-pin analogue connectors
• 256kb DRAM
• Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus
• Original MSRP: $449

• Chipset: ATI 18800
• Adds support for SVGA graphics modes
• Adds support for monitor auto-sensing
• Uses on-board EEPROM to store configuration information
• 256kb or 512kb DRAM
• Port: 8-bit PC/XT bus

• Cost Reduced VGA Wonder
• 256KB DRAM

• Speed enhancements due to a wider bus
• VGA pass through connector
• Bus mouse connector
• 256KB or 512KB DRAM
• Port: 16-bit PC/AT bus, 8-bit compatible
• Original MSRP: $499 or $699 respectively

• Cost reduced VGA Wonder 16
• Lacks the bus mouse connector and the digital TTL output
• 256kb DRAM

• Chipset: ATI 28800-2, -4, or -5
• Based on a new chipset which claimed to offer speeds rivalling VRAM based cards
• Dual page mode memory access
• Dynamic CPU/CRT interleaving
• 256KB or 512KB DRAM

• Cost reduced version based on new ATI 28800 ASIC
• Lacks bus mouse connector
• Uses a much smaller PCB with a surface mount BIOS & RAMDAC
• Supports SVGA Graphics with 72 Hz refresh rates
• 512KB DRAM

• PCB layout similar to VGA Integra but using cheaper RAMDAC
• Only supports the basic 60 Hz VGA modes of the IBM VGA standard from 1987
• 256KB DRAM

• Similar to VGA Basic-16, but can be upgraded to 512KB

• Sierra RAMDAC adds support for 15-bit colour in 640x480@72 Hz, 800x600@60 Hz
• Supports a flicker-free vertical refresh rate of 72 Hz
• 256KB, 512KB or 1MB DRAM
• Original MSRP: $229, $349, $399 respectively

• Chipset: ATI 28800
• Combines a VGA Wonder XL with a Sound Blaster 1.5
• Features "fake" stereo sound
• 512KB or 1MB DRAM

• Contains a Brooktree Bt481KPJ85 RAMDAC that adds support for hi and true colour graphics modes
• 512KB or 1MB DRAM

• A series of OEM cost reduced versions of several VGA Wonder models
• Typically lacks the bus mouse connector and/or the digital TTL output