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An [Acronym] for __C__olor __G__raphics __A__dapter.
-The first video graphics card developed by [IBM] for [PC]s (another graphics card, namely [Hercules], was already around before, but it wasn't made by [IBM]).
+The first video graphics card developed by [IBM] for [PC]s (another graphics card, namely [Hercules], was already around before, but it wasn't made by [IBM]) as the successor to the text mode only [MDA]
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Its display quality was abysmal due to low resolution:
* 320x200 pixels in 4 colors (aspect ratio 8:5)
