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- From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
- Subject: Re: Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 dirver for OS/2?
- Message-ID: <wiegand.712347218@lido16>
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- Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
- References: <Jim_Johnson.05xb@abcd.Houghton.MI.US>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:13:38 GMT
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- Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson) writes:
-
- >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.
-
- >-- Via DLG Pro v0.995
-
- >Jim Johnson-
- >*** Remember, they're only tools - Not a way of life! ***
-
- Actually - I believe their excuse was that there are too many different
- SVGA boards around for them to support them all. Therefore, thay have
- left it up to the board suppliers to write the SVGA drivers.
-
- It makes some sense - but its pretty frustrating if you board isn't
- supported yet.
-
-
- --
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- Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.
- uunet!motcid!wiegand
- Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.
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