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- From: wyman@rtsg.mot.com (Mark S. Wyman)
- Subject: Re: Links 386 Pro info (Define VGA)
- Message-ID: <wyman.711903169@opal8>
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- Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
- References: <1992Jul21.182955.1@vax1.umkc.edu> <exucad.71.0@exu.ericsson.se>
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 14:52:49 GMT
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- exucad@exu.ericsson.se (Charles Dobbins) writes:
-
- >>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.
-
- 640x480x256 is a SVGA mode. 640x480x16 is a VGA mode. Links Pro does require
- a VESA driver however the tech at CES mentioned 640x480x256 rather than
- 800x600x256. I could be wrong.
-
- Mark Wyman
-