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- From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Does 800x600x256 on the VGA part of a Graphics Ultra work under OS/2?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.163752.12417@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 16:37:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul27.041631.3433@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> mek4@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Mark Kern) writes:
- >I'm interested in buying a Graphics Vantage w/ VGA pass through to my
- >Diamond Speedstar. Will this work in 800x600x256 under my already
- >installed OS/2 2.0? By work, I mean if it is possible for me to switch
- >to a full screen DOS session of a game and still have the game access VGA
- >without problems. Is the ATI that much faster for OS/2? Or will my
- >performance be better improved by going to a 486 (I have a 386-33) or
- >by getting more than 8 megs RAM? I just want my Window apps (Draw, etc.)
- >to have a faster refresh time and for my OS/2 windows to be snappier.
-
- First of all, if you want a pass-through, you want the 8514/Ultra, not
- the Graphics Vantage. The Vantage has a VGA already onboard.
-
- I think you can have dual monitor configuration - VGA and 8514. I
- don't know if you can have super VGA modes on the other board. I know
- you can setup a dual monitor installation on a PS/2 with an 8514/a
- (plug second monitor into internal video port). It should work with
- two boards as well.
-
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