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   comp.sys.atari.st      Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros      15,439 messages   

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   Mark D to Jo Even Skarstein   
   Re: NOVA PLUS and NOVA   
   29 Nov 08 03:04:09   
   
   From: md@md.com   
      
   Jo Even Skarstein  wrote:   
   >Guillaume Tello  wrote:   
   >   
   >> > I believe the difference is in the ISA card. A friend of mine had a Nova   
   >> > Falcon with a 4Mb ATI Mach 64 with VRAM, I had one with a 1Mb ATI Mach 64   
   >> > with RAM. The former was (IIRC) a Nova Plus.   
   >> >   
   >>   okay, so changing the card itself can improve the whole thing.   
   >   
   >Yes. Good luck in finding an ISA Mach 64 with VRAM though ;-) I found one   
   >on eBay a while ago, with a starting price of $199!   
   >   
      
   May not be 100% true IIRC.  I have a super nova that was originally a   
   Nova TT.  It wasn't originally mine and the original owner had to get   
   replacement GAL's from the manufacturer for the VME card to complete the   
   upgrade.Thanks,Mark   
      
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