The Hercules InColor Card (GB222) is an

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8-bit ISA graphics controller card released in April 1987 by

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It supported a 16-colour (from a palette of 64) 720×350 display on an EGA monitor and software redefinable fonts. (Pictures and programming information) (NB. The second edition does no longer discuss the InColor and MCGA cards at detail level.) After the success of the monochrome

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(HGC) and

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(HGC+) which gained wide developer support, the market was changing with the release of new colour cards which were becoming increasingly affordable. So Hercules released the ''InColor'' to compete primarily with IBM's new high-end

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card, and also the many existing EGA compatible cards on the market. The ''InColor'' did not bring the success that Hercules had hoped for, and revenue slowly declined until Hercules was eventually acquired by ELSA in August 1998 for $8.5m USD. Some compatible games with this card included

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, Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0, Microsoft Flight Simulator 4, and 3-D Helicopter Simulator.Video Modes Supported : Hercules InColor
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