IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter

E184288
IBM PC expansion card computer hardware graphics adapter

The IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) is an early IBM PC graphics standard and expansion card that provided low-resolution color and text display capabilities for personal computers in the 1980s.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Enhanced Graphics Adapter 1
IBM CGA 1
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf IBM PC expansion card ⓘ
computer hardware ⓘ
graphics adapter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CGA ⓘ
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter ⓘ
surface form: IBM CGA
busType 8-bit ISA ⓘ
canProduceArtifactColors yes ⓘ
characterGenerator ROM-based font ⓘ
colorEncoding digital RGBI ⓘ
colorModel 4-bit RGBI ⓘ
compatibleWith BIOS video interrupt 10h ⓘ
compositeOutputConnectorType RCA jack ⓘ
designedFor IBM PC ⓘ
IBM PC XT ⓘ
IBM PC compatible computers ⓘ
designedForCPUFamily Intel 8088-based systems ⓘ
historicalSignificance first color graphics standard for IBM PC ⓘ
introducedInYear 1981 ⓘ
introducedWith IBM PC ⓘ
surface form: IBM Personal Computer
manufacturer IBM ⓘ
marketPosition low-cost color solution ⓘ
maxColorsIn320x200Mode 4 ⓘ
maxColorsIn640x200Mode 2 ⓘ
paletteSize 16 colors ⓘ
predecessor MDA ⓘ
primaryUseEra 1980s ⓘ
rgbOutputConnectorType DE-9 ⓘ
successor EGA ⓘ
VGA ⓘ
supportsColorBurstOnComposite yes ⓘ
supportsCompositeOutput yes ⓘ
supportsGraphicsMode 320×200 pixels ⓘ
640×200 pixels ⓘ
supportsMonochromeMonitor yes ⓘ
supportsMonochromeMonitorType composite monochrome TV or monitor ⓘ
supportsRGBMonitorOutput yes ⓘ
supportsTextAttributes background color ⓘ
blink ⓘ
foreground color ⓘ
supportsTextMode 40×25 characters ⓘ
80×25 characters ⓘ
supportsTextResolution 320×200 pixels equivalent in 40×25 mode ⓘ
640×200 pixels equivalent in 80×25 mode ⓘ
textCharacterCellSize 8×8 pixels ⓘ
typicalMonitor IBM 5153 ⓘ
surface form: IBM 5153 Color Display
usedIn early PC games ⓘ
home and small business PCs ⓘ
videoMemorySize 16 KB ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CGA → alsoKnownAs → IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter ⓘ
Monochrome Display Adapter → successor → IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Enhanced Graphics Adapter
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter → alsoKnownAs → IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter ⓘ
this entity surface form: IBM CGA