3 ms·My brother in law had a 286 with SVGA around 1990...by ido 4y agoMy brother in law had a 286 with SVGA around 1990...nottorp 4y agoI don't think I ever had an original VGA limited to 640x480. For a while I did have a monitor that wouldn't do more than 640x480 though.ido 4y agoYeah, I think these didn't last for long? Maybe only late 80s. SVGA came about pretty quick.