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- From: exucad@exu.ericsson.se (Charles Dobbins)
- Subject: Re: Links 386 Pro info (Define VGA)
- Message-ID: <exucad.71.0@exu.ericsson.se>
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- Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
- References: <1992Jul21.182955.1@vax1.umkc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:22:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul21.182955.1@vax1.umkc.edu> ebath@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
- >Subject: Links 386 Pro info (Define VGA)
- >From: ebath@vax1.umkc.edu
- >Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:29:55 GMT
-
-
- >I realize that this is a question better left to the pc.hardware section, but
- >I only ask it because of the Links Pro 386 ad I just received from Access
- >software. What is the definition of a VGA monitor? I had always thought that
- >it was 640 X 480 X 256. The ad claims that this is SVGA. This raises the
- >question: "What have they done to improve the graphics?" The pics in the
- >ad definitely do look MUCH better.
-
- You have to be able to display 800x600x256 and have a board that has a VESA
- driver available for it. And your right, the graphics are definatly a big
- step up from Links.
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