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- From: copseypl@aston.ac.uk (Paul Copsey)
- Subject: Re: 3 NEW Qs: SVGA & A1200, VM, boot off Zip
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- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 11:47:25 GMT
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- Nhan Nguyen (st82f@bayou.uh.edu) wrote:
- : OK, can someone be *very* specific about which video modes can and cannot
- : be displayed on a typical SVGA monitor from an A1200?
-
- Possibly just Multiscan modes (the 640x480 ones) I nearly got DBLPAL to work
- on a friend`s machine, but not quite.
-
- : Now this next question has nothing to do with monitors. Is there *any*
- : way to use virtual memory on an A1200, aside from plugging in a full
- : 68030 board in the trapdoor? She has a Zip drive and would like to use
- : some of its space for VM.
-
- Not as far as I know, but using the Zip may be a little too slow anyway.
-
- : And finally, can she buy an A1200 with no HD and just boot off of the Zip
- : (assuming she gets a SCSI controller)? That would be perfect.
-
- Assuming that the SCSI controller will allow hdd`s to autoboot then yes.
- Again though the Zip is a pain for booting from, as the amount of small
- files does cause a problem.
-
- Paul
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