CGA

E35356
IBM graphics adapter computer graphics standard display standard

CGA (Color Graphics Adapter) is IBM's early color display standard for the original IBM PC, capable of low-resolution graphics and basic color text output.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
CGA canonical 8
Color Graphics Adapter 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf IBM graphics adapter ⓘ
computer graphics standard ⓘ
display standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter ⓘ
busType IBM PC compatible ⓘ
surface form: IBM PC expansion bus
category IBM PC display adapter ⓘ
characterCellSize 8×8 pixels ⓘ
colorDepth 4-bit ⓘ
compatibleWith CGA monitors ⓘ
compositeOutputStandard NTSC color television standard ⓘ
surface form: NTSC
connectorType DE-9 RGBI ⓘ
designedFor IBM PC ⓘ
developer IBM ⓘ
era early 1980s PC graphics ⓘ
fullName CGA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Color Graphics Adapter
graphicsModeColorsAt320x200 4 ⓘ
graphicsModeColorsAt640x200 2 ⓘ
graphicsModeResolution 320×200 ⓘ
640×200 ⓘ
influenced PC graphics standards ⓘ
introducedInYear 1981 ⓘ
introducedWith IBM PC ⓘ
surface form: IBM Personal Computer
limitations limited color combinations ⓘ
low resolution ⓘ
marketedAs low-cost color graphics option ⓘ
maxColorsOnScreen 16 ⓘ
memorySize 16 KB ⓘ
outputType digital RGBI ⓘ
paletteSize 16 colors ⓘ
predecessor MDA ⓘ
signalType digital video signal ⓘ
status obsolete ⓘ
successor EGA ⓘ
VGA ⓘ
supportsBlinkAttribute true ⓘ
supportsColor true ⓘ
supportsCompositeVideo true ⓘ
supportsInterlacedCompositeArtifacts true ⓘ
supportsTextAttributes background color ⓘ
blink ⓘ
foreground color ⓘ
targetPlatform IBM PC ⓘ
surface form: IBM PC Model 5150
textModeColors 16 ⓘ
textModeResolution 40×25 characters ⓘ
80×25 characters ⓘ
usedFor PC games ⓘ
business software ⓘ
usedIn early IBM PC compatibles ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

IBM PC → graphicsAdapter → CGA ⓘ
MDA → successor → CGA ⓘ
CGA → fullName → CGA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Color Graphics Adapter
IBM PC XT → graphicsAdapter → CGA ⓘ
IBM PC AT → graphicsAdapter → CGA ⓘ
Monochrome Display Adapter → successor → CGA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Color Graphics Adapter
VGA → predecessor → CGA ⓘ
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter → alsoKnownAs → CGA ⓘ
Windows 2.0 → supportsDisplayMode → CGA ⓘ
EGA → predecessor → CGA ⓘ
subject surface form: Enhanced Graphics Adapter
this entity surface form: Color Graphics Adapter
EGA → abbreviation → CGA ⓘ
subject surface form: Color Graphics Adapter
EGA → backwardCompatibilityWith → CGA ⓘ
subject surface form: Enhanced Graphics Adapter
this entity surface form: Color Graphics Adapter