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- Monitor Definitions
-
- Note: [Text] = Item only exists under given circumstance
-
- • Monitor# = Number of monitor as shown in Monitor control panel
- ◊ Active = Is the monitor currently recognized by the system?
- ◊ Main Screen = Does this monitor contain the menu bar?
- ◊ Color Device = Is this monitor set as a color device in the Monitor control
- panel?
- ◊ Type = What method is used to determine color/gray scale level on this
- monitor?
- ◊ Nubus/PDS Slot# = What slot/board is this monitor controlled by. This can
- be cross-referenced in the Nubus/PDS list [Has Nubus/PDS Slot]
- ◊ Driver# = What driver is controlling this monitor. Check driver list
- [Monitor Controlled by Driver]
- ◊ Screen Size = Dimensions of the screen in pixels (dots on screen)
- ◊ Resolution = Number of pixels per inch
- ◊ Pixel Depth = Number of bits of data required to store the information for
- each pixel as set in the Monitor control panel. The number in parentheses
- indicates the number of colors/gray shades that can be shown on the
- screen at once.
- ◊ Max Pixel Depth = Same as above but indicates the maximum pixel depth
- that the given monitor can support as a function of the amount of video
- ram installed.
- + Video Memory Needed = Memory required to support the maximum pixel
- depth. This helps you to determine the amount of video memory available
- to this monitor.