EGAcapable

EGAcapable refers to a system or software's ability to correctly display graphics using the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) standard. The EGA was a video standard developed by IBM for its PC computers, introduced in 1984. It offered significant improvements over its predecessor, the CGA (Color Graphics Adapter), most notably in its higher resolution and larger color palette. EGA was capable of displaying up to 16 colors simultaneously from a palette of 64 colors, and supported resolutions such as 640x200 and 640x350.

A system or application that is EGAcapable can therefore render graphics using the specific capabilities and modes defined by the EGA standard. This typically means it can output images at EGA resolutions and with EGA color depths. In the context of modern computing, the term is largely historical, as much more advanced graphics standards like VGA, SVGA, and current GPU technologies have surpassed EGA's capabilities. However, it might still be relevant in discussions about retro computing, emulation of older systems, or in specialized embedded systems where backward compatibility with legacy graphics modes is a requirement. Software designed to be EGAcapable would have been programmed to utilize the EGA's memory mapping and control registers to achieve its graphical output.