<s>
The	O
Orchid	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
is	O
a	O
graphics	B-Device
board	I-Device
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
computers	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
Orchid	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
high	O
resolution	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
monochrome	O
graphic	O
abilities	O
to	O
computers	O
limited	O
to	O
text	B-Application
displays	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
business	O
market	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
first	O
third	O
party	O
graphic	O
boards	O
for	O
PCs	O
(	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
Plantronics	O
Colorplus	O
and	O
Hercules	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Card	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offered	O
a	O
monochrome	O
720×350	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
and	O
required	O
an	O
existing	O
MDA	B-Device
board	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
also	O
offered	O
an	O
IBM	B-Protocol
PC	I-Protocol
joystick	I-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
software	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
GSX-86	B-Application
and	O
that	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	O
board	O
(	O
Dr.	B-Application
Halo	I-Application
by	O
Media	O
Cybernetics	O
)	O
,	O
offered	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphic	O
routines	O
could	O
be	O
called	O
from	O
FORTRAN	B-Application
,	O
PASCAL	B-Application
or	O
IBM	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
.	O
</s>
