Microsoft KB Archive/65050

= RIX AI Software 8514/a Emulation =

Article ID: 65050

Article Last Modified on 7/30/2001



This article was previously published under Q65050



SUMMARY
Because the IBM 8514/a adapter was designed to be hardware independent, it's possible to emulate the adapter in software. IBM intended all access to this card to be done through it's applications interface (HDILOAD.EXE). This allows modification of the card as needed by providing an updated HDILOAD.EXE to run with it.

This also allows any card that has the same capabilities to emulate an 8514/a adapter with the appropriate application interface. RIX Softworks has created an 8514/a AI to allow most cards currently available (that support the 1024 x 768 resolutions) to use the 8514/a modes in its software. The actual chip set used by the video card manufacturer typically determines these capabilities. Below is a list of RIX AI-supported chip sets (as of 6/30/90). Manufacturer          1024 x 768 x 16  1024 x 768 x 16  640 x 480 x 256 --- ---  ---

Ahead Systems                  *                X               X Ahead Systems Super Wizard      *                X               X ATI (All BIOSs)                 *                NA              X Chips & Technologies 451/452    X                NA              X Chips & Technologies 453        X                X               X Genoa 6400 or greater           X                NA              X Headland                        X                NA              X Paradise                        NA               NA              X Trident 8800                    X                NA              X Trident 8900                    X                X               X Tseng Labs ET 3000/4000         X                NA              X Western Digital                 X                NA              X Zymos                           X                NA              X

Abbreviations -

X = Supported NA = Not available on the chip                         X                NA              X Note that some software will directly access the hardware. This is particularly true of operating systems such as OS/2 and applications such as Windows. Since the 8514/a hardware is not present, RIX AI will not work in these situations. It will work properly, however, with most applications that support the 8514/a, including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works.
 * = Not supported

For more information about RIX AI, contact RIX Softworks at (714) 476-
 * 1) Microsoft has not tested with RIX AI and cannot guarantee full compatibility.

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