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- From: Richard Lavey <richard@startide.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Does OCS support 64 color EHB mode?
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 96 19:08:50 GMT
- Organization: Home in Bucks,UK
- Message-ID: <9601151908.AA006su@startide.demon.co.uk>
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- Wells Fargo Bank (wfblan@netcom.com) led us to believe in <wfblanDL5swC.K59@netcom.com> that...
- > Kenneth Russell Isley (krisley@eos.ncsu.edu) wrote:
- > : I am working on a program, and trying to make sure it will
- > : run on OCS machines as well as ECS/AGA. Does OCS support
- > : the 64 Color EHB screen mode?
-
- > Despite the fact that others have already stated contrary to what I am about
- > to say, I feel that I know what I am saying, and therefore will share what
- > I think I know and allow others to comment.
-
- > The EHB Mode is a mode inherent in the ECS (Super) Denise chip. The original
- > OCS Denise chip did NOT support it. Now, if you also would need the Fatter
- > Agnus (1MB) chip (Also ECS) for EHB mode, I don't think so.
-
- > While much mention of A1000's and no EHB mode was noted, there are plenty of
- > older A500's that are strictly OCS that also don't support EHB modes (again,
- > to the best of my knowledge).
-
- > Anyone with some definite knowledge, please verify or stomp on my comments! ;)
-
- I'm afraid you're completely wrong.
-
- EHB is supported by the OCS chipset as fitted in the A500/2000. As
- previously stated early A1000's do not support EHB ( I don't know about
- later models).
-
- As for proof my OCS A2000 quite happily runs EHB in DPaint.
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