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Re: executor-svga-1.08 a.out works on S3-805
>>>>> "Jared" == Jared Roberts <root@dontmailhere.cyberspace.com> writes:
Jared> On Thu, 14 Sep 1995, Mat Hostetter wrote:
>> This probably means that SVGAlib doesn't support 8 bits per
>> pixel on your setup, so Executor is using the old-style 4 bpp
>> planar VGA graphics. It's the best it can do.
Jared> Hmm... I have the same problem, and I can run DOOM just
Jared> fine. Or did that suddenly become a 16-color game? :^)
DOOM runs in 320x200 at 8 bits per pixel, which is an old-style VGA
mode, not a SuperVGA mode. Larger screen sizes require SVGA modes,
which requires board-specific driver support. We *could* let Executor
run in 320x200x8 mode, but it would look incredibly bad.
-Mat
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