Mac Picasso 520

 

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The MacPicasso 520 is a 64 bit PCI accelerated graphic board, able to work with any PCI PowerMacintosh, PCI Performa or any other Mac clone with a free PCI slot.

Virtually any monitor actually on the market can be used with the MacPicasso 520, 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 MacPicasso520 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 with the best price/performances ratio on the market. 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 or 4 Mb of 64 Bit 45ns ultra fast EDO video RAM (2MB version can be upgraded to 4MB in any time)
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
  • "Virtual screen" hardware auto-scroll modes
  • 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
  • 64bit video memory expansion slot for additional 2MB of video RAM
  • VESA feature connector
  • RGB Video "SCART" cable (optional)
Frequencies:
  • 15.5kHz - 84kHz horizontal
  • 25Hz - 160Hz vertical
Computer Interface:
  • PCI 33MHz
Compatibility:
  • Display Data Channel (DDC2B compliant)
  • VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) compliant
  • Small 7" PCI card (fits into PCI Performas)
  • 100% QuickDraw compatible
  • Accelerated for Power Macintosh
Supported System:
  • Any PCI based PowerMacintosh, Performa or other Mac compatible
Warranty:
  • Two (2) Year Limited Warranty

 

Standard resolutions

ResolutionColorsMonitor SizeVertical Frequency (Hz)Horizontal Frequency (kHz)
384x512B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions12"6024.5
640x480B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions14"60, 67, 72, 75, 86, 100, 16035, 37.5, 38, 45, 50, 84
640x870B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millionsFull page7568.8
800x600B/W, 256, thousands, millions15"60.3, 72, 85, 10037.8, 48, 54, 62.5
832x624B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions16"74.549.7
1024x768B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions(**)19"60, 75, 87i, 100i37.8, 48, 60.2, 80
1152x870B/W, gray, 256, thousands21"7568.7
1280x1024B/W, gray, 256n.d.61, 7464, 79
1600x1200B/W, gray, 256n.d.96i62.5
768x576B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millionsPAL TV50i15.5
640x480B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millionsNTSC TV60i15.5
(*) available with 4MB only
(**) available with 4MB only with resolution of 1016x768

 

"Productivity Booster" auto-scroll virtual resolutions

ResolutionColorsMonitor SizeVertical Frequency (Hz)Horizontal Frequency (kHz)
640x960B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions(*)14"6735
832x1248B/W, gray, 256, thousands, millions(*)16"74.549.7
1024x1536B/W, gray, 256, thousands(*)19"7548
1152x1740B/W, gray, 256, thousands(*)21"7567.7
1712x2432B/W, gray, 256, thousands(*)21"7568.7
2432x1712B/W, gray, 256, thousands(*)21"7568.7

(*) available with 4MB only

Specifications may change without notice

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