# Hercules InColor Card > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hercules_InColor_Card > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hercules_InColor_Card.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_InColor_Card > Source revision: 1318160230 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox GPU|name=Hercules InColor Card|image=|codename=|created={{Start date and age|April 1987}}|designfirm=|manufacturer=[Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.](/source/Hercules_Computer_Technology)|transistors=|entry=|midrange=|highend=|enthusiast=|openglversion=|d3dversion=|predecessor=[Hercules Graphics Card](/source/Hercules_Graphics_Card)|successor=|architecture=}}thumb|Simulated Hercules InColor Card 640 x 350 x 16 graphics resolution and color abilities, corrected for aspect ratio|320x320pxThe '''Hercules InColor Card''' (GB222) is an [IBM PC compatible](/source/IBM_PC_compatible) [8-bit ISA](/source/Industry_Standard_Architecture) [graphics controller card](/source/Video_card) released in April 1987 by [Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.](/source/Hercules_Computer_Technology){{Cite web |last=Brase |first=Thomas |title=Hardware / Hercules Computer Technology, HTC |url=https://retrocmp.de/hardware/hercules-card/hercules-card.htm#hicc |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=retrocmp - retro computing}}{{Cite news |last=CBR Staff Writer |date=March 1987 |title=PERSONAL GRAPHICS: HERCULES TO BURST INTO 16 COLOURS |work=Tech Monitor |url=https://techmonitor.ai/technology/personal_graphics_hercules_to_burst_into_16_colours}}{{Cite web |title=HERCULES INCOLOR Trademark - Registration Number 1499309 - Serial Number 73679040 :: Justia Trademarks |url=http://trademarks.justia.com/736/79/hercules-incolor-73679040.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=trademarks.justia.com |language=en}} It supported a fixed [hardware palette of 64 colours](/source/List_of_monochrome_and_RGB_color_formats), with the ability to display {{resx|720×350}} with 16 colours on an [EGA monitor](/source/Enhanced_Graphics_Adapter) and software redefinable [fonts](/source/Font).{{cite web |title=Hercules InColor Card: Notes |author-first=John C. |author-last=Elliott |date=2012-08-05 |url=http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/incolor.html |access-date=2016-11-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123123816/http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/incolor.html |archive-date=2016-11-23}} (Pictures and programming information){{cite book |title=Programmer's guide to the PC & PS/2 video systems |author-first=Richard |author-last=Wilton |date=1987 |edition=1st |publisher=[Microsoft Press](/source/Microsoft_Press) |isbn=1-55615-103-9}} (NB. The second edition does no longer discuss the InColor and [MCGA](/source/Multi-Color_Graphics_Array) cards at detail level.){{cite web |author-first=Ralf D. |author-last=Brown |author-link=Ralf D. Brown |title=Public Files on FTP.CS.CMU.EDU - The x86 Interrupt List aka "Ralf Brown's Interrupt List" (RBIL) |date=2012-01-21 |orig-year=2000-07-16 |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ralf/files.html |access-date=2016-06-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616113421/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ralf/files.html |archive-date=2016-06-16}} After the success of the monochrome [Hercules Graphics Card](/source/Hercules_Graphics_Card) (HGC) and [Hercules Graphics Card Plus](/source/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](/source/IBM) new high-end [VGA](/source/Video_Graphics_Array) card, and also with many existing [EGA](/source/Enhanced_Graphics_Adapter) compatible cards on the market.{{Cite news |date=May 1985 |title=Say You Saw It on Modern Electronics - The Hercules InColor Card |pages=67 |work=Modern Electronics |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Consumer/Archive-Modern-Electronics-IDX/IDX/Modern-Electronics-1988-05-OCR-Page-0067.pdf}} The card came with drivers for popular programs like ''[Lotus 1-2-3](/source/Lotus_1-2-3)'', ''[AutoCAD](/source/AutoCAD)'', [''WordPerfect 5.0''](/source/WordPerfect) or ''[Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows)''.{{Cite news |date=June 9, 1987 |title=Introducing the Hercules InColor Card |pages=314 |work=PC Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMGL4vXOn1cC&dq=Hercules+InColor+Card+-wiki&pg=PA315}} Some compatible games with the card included [''Karateka''](/source/Karateka_(video_game)), ''[Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0](/source/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_3.0)'' and [''4''](/source/History_of_Microsoft_Flight_Simulator), ''[3-D Helicopter Simulator](/source/3-D_Helicopter_Simulator)'', ''RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator'' and ''Eco Adventures in the Oceans''.{{Cite web |title=Tech-Specs > Video Modes Supported > Hercules InColor |url=https://www.mobygames.com/attributes/attribute/579/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=MobyGames |language=en}} The InColor did not bring the success that Hercules had hoped for, and revenue slowly declined until Hercules was eventually acquired by [Guillemot Corporation](/source/Guillemot_Corporation) in October 1999 for $1.5m [USD](/source/United_States_dollar). ==See also== *[Hercules Graphics Card](/source/Hercules_Graphics_Card) *[Hercules Graphics Card Plus](/source/Hercules_Graphics_Card_Plus) *[Hercules Network Card Plus](/source/Hercules_Network_Card_Plus) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Computer display standard}} Category:Graphics cards Category:Products introduced in 1987 {{compu-hardware-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hercules InColor Card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_InColor_Card) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_InColor_Card?action=history)). 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