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8-bit ISA graphics controller card released in April 1987 by Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. It supported a fixed hardware palette of 64 colours, with the ability to display with 16 colours on an EGA monitor and software redefinable

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. (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 Hercules Graphics Card Plus (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 with many existing EGA compatible cards on the market. The card came with drivers for popular programs like ''

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'', ''

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''. Some compatible games with the card included ''Karateka'', '' Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0'' and ''4'', '' 3-D Helicopter Simulator'', ''RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator'' and ''Eco Adventures in the Oceans''. The InColor did not bring the success that Hercules had hoped for, and revenue slowly declined until Hercules was eventually acquired by

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