Village Tronic - MacPicasso 320

The MacPicasso 320 is a 64 bit PCI accelerated graphic board, able to work with any Apple Macintosh and PowerMacintosh with a free NuBUS slot.

Virtually any monitor actually on the market can be used with the MacPicasso 320, both Apple and PC VGA ones, without the need of special adapters or configurations: The board is completely "plug-and-view" and it is able to automatically recognize the type and kind of monitor connected and use it at its best.

The MacPicasso 320 provides very fast screen handling (thanx to the QuickDraw hardware acceleration), lot of screen resolutions (up to 1600x1200), very sharp and clear images (thanx to the high vertical refresh rates), color modes up to million of colors (32 bit), hardware virtual screen handling and more.

It is the perfect solution for upgrade the video output performances of the "old" Macs for keeping them still productive. It is the perfect solution to drive a second monitor for the "multi-monitor approach to the problem".

Technical data

Graphic controller:	Alpine 64 Bit graphics accelerator chip from Cirrus Logic
Memory:	2 Mb of 64 Bit 45ns ultra fast EDO video RAM
Features:	Up to 180MBMytes/sec image fill Resolutions from 512 x 384 to 1600 x 1200 Black and White, Grayscale, 256, Thousands and Millions of colors PAL and NTSC Video support Hardware QuickDraw acceleration Localization in several languages "Porductivity Booster" hardware auto-scroll modes (special virtual screen solution) Plug and View: No adapters Automatically syncs to best refresh rates Never loses your desktop Easy installation
Connectors:	DB 15 Apple monitor connector with DPMS Mini DB 15 VGA monitor connector with DPMS and DDC2B VESA feature connector RGB Video "SCART" cable (optional)
Frequencies:	15.5kHz - 84kHz horizontal 25Hz - 160Hz vertical
Computer Interface:	NuBUS connector
Compatibility:	Display Data Channel (DDC2B compliant) VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) compliant Small 8" card (usable in 7" slots too) 100% QuickDraw compatible Accelerated for Power Macintosh
Supported System:	Any NuBUS based Macintosh, PowerMacintosh or other Mac compatible
Warranty:	Two (2) Year Limited Warranty

Standard resolutions

Resolution	Colors	Monitor Size	Vertical Frequency (Hz)	Horizontal Frequency (kHz)
640x480	B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions	14"	60, 67, 72, 75, 86, 100, 160	35, 37.5, 38, 45, 50, 84
640x870	B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions	Full page	75	68.8
800x600	B/W, 256, thousands, millions	15"	60.3, 72, 85, 100	37.8, 48, 54, 62.5
832x624	B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions	16"	74.5	49.7
1024x768	B/W, gray, 256, thousands	19"	60, 75, 87i, 100i	37.8, 48, 60.2, 80
1152x870	B/W, gray, 256, thousands	21"	75	68.7
1280x1024	B/W, gray, 256	n.d.	61, 74	64, 79
1600x1200	B/W, gray, 256	n.d.	96i	62.5
768x576	B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions	PAL TV	50i	15.5
640x480	B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions	NTSC TV	60i	15.5

"Productivity Booster" auto-scroll virtual resolutions

Resolution	Colors	Monitor Size	Vertical Frequency (Hz)	Horizontal Frequency (kHz)
640x960	B/W, gray, 256, thousands	14"	67	35
832x1248	B/W, gray, 256, thousands	16"	74.5	49.7
1024x1536	B/W, gray, 256	19"	75	48
1152x1740	B/W, gray, 256	21"	75	67.7
1712x2432	B/W, gray, 256	21"	75	68.7
2432x1712	B/W, gray, 256	21"	75	68.7

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Mac Picasso 320

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Technical data

Standard resolutions

"Productivity Booster" auto-scroll virtual resolutions