Good morning,

I've come across this strange video card (I believe it's video). It has to jacks like the back of a vcr and a female which appears to be for a monitor.

Information on Video Card Itself:
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SN 819379
CT-8290 Sega Rev3.0
FCC ID: FKG455 Super EGA
US Patent NO. RE. 31200

Compatibility Software
Copyright 1985, 1986/E
Phoenix Software Assoc. Ltd.
246384

CATRAK PATENT LICENSED
US. PATENT NO. 4197590
PWCA-0

TMS
27C256-2JL
LBP8745
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Trials: I've tried to search each of these pieces of information through google, altavista, dogpile, yahoo, etc. I'm coming up with various text files with nothing but the same id tags I've entered into the search engine myself.

Observation(s): It seems to be a video card which would allow me to use my television as a monitor or input my video/audio into my computer.

Disadvantage: I don't have a digital camera/camera to take a picture of the card itself.

Advantage: If you have any questions that may help you help me, I'll be as quick as possible with my reply.

Final Note: If I get any more information or success on this, I'll be sure to respond accordingly.

-- I've already tried to install the card and run "Add New Hardware". It's not going to work like that. :-)

from your description, it is an old EGA viddeo card.
they came in order
MonoChrome
CGA
EGA
VGA
SVGA
I think it would be an old 8bit card and I doubt you will get it to display using a current model monitor. The pin configuration is different.

Hope This Helps you solve your problem.

Cool Chappie,

I've been thinking the same thing. Except, it has video input/output jacks! I can hook it up to my tv and make the tv into a monitor. That's why I'm trying to find out what it is. :-) What about that?

I ran a trace on the FCC# (FKG455) at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/ and found a little information.

Sorry mate, I know nothing more about that.
It certainly dosn't sound like an ordinary video card. Might be well woth the looking.
Chappie

As you say it is a video card.E.G.A. The Sega
name should have given you a hint.Does card
have a 9 pin "D" connector on the back as well? Those cards were used for the old computers, such as apple II and apple IIE
and some of the Atari computers that required a regular T.V. tuned to channel 3
to make it work.They were also used in security cameras that were connected to a V.C.R. for recording.It should work on your t.v. but it is pretty old technology and not really worth the trouble.As Chappie says it will be an eight bit card.

For some reason I still have a few EGA cards laying around. They are Epson cards but have the same configuration. The manual says this about about the connectors:

The connectors and circuitry are the same as those contained in the IBM EGA card and are included to ensure compatibility with the IBM card. The connectors are not directly related to the operation of the EGA card, and the RCA connectors do not provide composite video.

So they would seem to be pretty much useless. You might try connecting them to a TV but it doesn't sound like it would work.

Also I'm virtually certain there is no video input. Those cards only had a maximum of 256 k of video ram with a maximum resolution of 640 x 200 or 640 x 350 on "enhanced" EGA cards. I don't recall any video editing software back then and if there was it was certainly primitive by today's standards.

You might get more information if you can find out anything about original IBM EGA cards.