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- From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard M. Warner)
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- Subject: Re: Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 dirver for OS/2?
- Message-ID: <rick.16.712339510@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 16:05:10 GMT
- References: <Jim_Johnson.05xb@abcd.Houghton.MI.US>
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- In article <Jim_Johnson.05xb@abcd.Houghton.MI.US> Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson) writes:
- >From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
- >Subject: Re: Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 dirver for OS/2?
- >Date: 27 Jul 92 20:44:12 GMT
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- >From what I just read (Computer Shopper, I think) OS/2 is limited to
- >standard VGA (640X480), and requires a XGA board to get any higher
- >resolution. Makes some sense - other than the 8514/A, IBM never released a
- >VGA with higher resolution. Notice I said it makes some sense, NOT that I
- >said IBM's attitude is correct.
-
- IBM has developed VGA, 8514/A (an extension to VGA), and XGA. It was never
- a party to the various 'SVGA' groups. But that does not mean that OS/2
- users are relegated to only those 3 choices for Video. *BUT*
- development of such drivers are the responsibility of the chipset
- manufacturers/card vendors, not IBM. Same as with Windows.
-
- >-- Via DLG Pro v0.995
-
- >Jim Johnson-
- >*** Remember, they're only tools - Not a way of life! ***
-